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...

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

We live in a world of plenty, now producing enough food to feed everyone.  So why do more than 2 billion people suffer from food insecurity?

New technologies are radically altering the way we live. US leaders will need a new understanding of safety and security to preserve America’s global position.

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Ride along with University of Chicago professor Paul Poast as he walks us through the Chicago sites that shaped global affairs.

March 24, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Estado de México, Download Report (PDF), Survey results show that American and Mexican governments have some challenges in order to shift public attention to North American trade and energy cooperation., Introduction...

April 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Denis Volkov, Leo Correa / AP, Download Report (PDF), After a decade of involvement in Syria, some Russians are eager to withdraw their forces from the country., The formation of a new transitional government after the ouster of f...

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that we have failed to prepare for what is coming next, and we must learn to mitigate risks by quickly and adequately funding research to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.