Amid growing anxiety among experts and health officials, how do publics in countries around the world perceive the threat of the novel coronavirus?

August 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Karl Friedhoff , and Lama El Baz, Results and analysis of the Council's annual survey of American views on foreign policy., The 2025 Chicago Council Survey, conducted July 18-30, 2025, measures American public opinio...

The unipolar moment is over. In its 250th year, the United States must establish a more workable balance between stability and flexibility to safeguard its global position.

Recent history suggests that when the United States leads, others follow. And when it retreats, others take cover.

Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

Japan has been one of the countries on the frontlines of the COVID crisis, highlighted by the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off Yokohama following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard.

Bobby Ghosh, Steve Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A ceasefire between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan rebels brings optimism after years of fighting.

September 25, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade., The Quad—the country grouping including the United States, Japan, Austr...

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