A 60-day period allowing Trump to wage war without congressional approval expires May 1. How legislators respond could influence the midterms.

The free trade agreement between India and the European Union is a bold statement by middle powers, demonstrating to both the US and China that there could be better alternatives in a multipolar world.

The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.

January 19, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants., While Republicans have been concerned abo...

Harold Hongju Koh, former Legal Adviser at the US State Department, joins Council President Ivo Daalder and Brian Hanson to discuss Koh's new book, The Trump Administration and International Law.

Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Karl Friedhoff, Brendan Helm, and Alexander Hitch document the ups and downs of the public mood, sharing highlights of their 2020 research.

Deborah Amos, Nirmal Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Allies are not planning for the return of a past iteration of the United States. It would behoove Americans to start doing the same.

October 3, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Craig Kafura and James Dingwall, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council Surveys conducted over the last several years (2014-2017) show remarkable stability of American opinion towards the Iran nuclear deal, both before and after the agreement was offic...

July 8, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Joshua Busby , Stephen Slick , and Kingsley Burns, Download Report (PDF) Topline Report (PDF), Despite this unprecedented antagonism from President Trump’s administration, most Americans, including Republicans, continued to express confidence in t...