As it enters its 250th year, the United States faces an international political system it can neither dominate nor disregard. American leaders will have to do something they have long resisted: learn how to actually play the game.

April 15, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff, The White House, Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff analyze findings of a recent poll examining American public opinion on US relations with Japan., Prime Minister Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet with Pr...

The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

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We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Julia Lane about her work advancing diversity in STEM.

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows., The American public has come a long way in its attitudes toward South Korea. Positive feeling...

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended the global food system? Food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh discuss.

Increasing climate crisis events necessitate bolder government response. The Growing Climate Solutions Act is one Congressional answer that advocates say benefits both farmers and the planet.