While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

Our international affairs are still being determined by nation-states, however, the imbalance between cities and nation-states is no longer acceptable.

May 2, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Alexander Hitch, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report explores ways cities can assess the true value of their public assets, Introduction, Cities seeking to pursue such strategies need a systematic way to assess the true value of their public assets, to dev...

October 7, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, iStock, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to suppor...

May 8, 2019, RESEARCH Working Paper by Kris Hartley, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Safeguarding methods of democratic influence is a core strategic mandate for city governments to legitimize technology., Introduction, As the digital revolution enables initiatives like smart cities and e-governa...

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African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Both the United States and Germany are seeing evolving economies in their respective "rust belts," formerly robust engines of the industrial era.