March 13, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Andrea Durkin, Download Report (PDF), Andrea Durkin outlines recommended actions related to a Council report calling for a new US program to promote trade facilitation in food., Executive Summary, Investment in trade capacity and facilitation can be a key ...

May 10, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling , Florita Gunasekara , and Steven Bosacker, iStock, Download Report (PDF), Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of t...

August 14, 2018, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, Bob Jagendorf, Download Report (PDF), While the Midwest outpaces other US regions on innovation and talent-creation metrics, it continues to export its wealth and new discoveries to the coasts., Key Findings, Since the 2016 election was tipp...

January 6, 2021, RESEARCH Report by John Austin and Alexander Hitch, Download Report (PDF), John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19., Executive Summary, In the midst of a national discussio...

April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Adam Hitchcock, Mimi Thian, Download Report (PDF), In order for global cities to be able to grow—despite their home countries' economic challenges—they must focus on developing and attracting global talent., Global cities in developed economies have many att...

February 24, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), This report finds that US Latinos prioritize protecting jobs, favor strong leadership abroad, rank terrorism as a critical threat, and support US military superiority., Introduction, Like the...

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

Can the United States and Russia still work together on nuclear nonproliferation?