Most think Trump is focusing too much on tariffs and not enough on the rest of the economy. A few, however, think trade barriers are worth the price.

August 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Debi Jin and Craig Kafura, Jeff Chiu / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most younger Americans don't see China as a critical threat to the United States and favor a policy of friendly cooperation and engagement., Amid intensifying US-China tensions—f...

March 23, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, Brad Knight, This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015., Key Findings, Midwest Metro Areas Have Fifteen Years of Slow G...

James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.

December 1, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Craig Kafura, Pete Souza, Download Report (PDF), Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China., Introduction, There is ...

As the UNGA prepares to open its 80th session, one of the world’s top humanitarian leaders explains where the global aid system is failing—and how we fix it.

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss global reactions to the 2020 US election.

Stefan Kornelius of Süddeutsche Zeitung, Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times, and Carla Anne Robbins of the Council on Foreign Relations discussed the week's global news.