November 15, 2016

Explore Section  Close , The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has been conducting public opinion surveys for more than 50 years, the results of which help to shape policy debates and inform decisions on the most consequential foreign policy issues facing the United States., Explore our ...

In her first year as head of the Buffett Institute, Deborah Cohen talks us through the role of global affairs at Northwestern, in Chicago, and beyond.

Just over ten years ago, the world was shaken not by a pandemic but by skyrocketing food prices.

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Hussein Malla / AP, Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas., For the seco...

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.

England is the latest in a string of countries to test giving its residents a guaranteed amount of money every month, also known as a universal basic income (UBI).

September 22, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Ted Shaffrey / AP, Download Report (PDF), But partisan divisions on strengthening the institution have reached a new 50-year high., As the United Nations reaches its 80th anniversary this year, the spirit of cooperation and multi...

January 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Charlie Riedel / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans—including a majority of Republicans—favor a range of measures to reverse or adapt to climate change., On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed ...

Asia, the question of nuclear proliferation among allies could once again emerge ... many in Seoul worried that the United States will neglect the threat this program ... All of these advancements point to an ambitious nuclear weapons program, though