The US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro echoed intents outlined by Trump in the 2025 National Security Strategy. While the action might have appealed to his Republican base, the strategy’s principles are mostly out of step with US public opinion on America’s engagement in the world.

North America has a chance to come out on top of global trade, investment, and competitiveness in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment.

Matt Kaminski, Prashant Rao, and Anna Sauerbrey join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

From Turkey's F-35 ambitions to Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, Council expert Ariane Tabatabai unpacks how burden sharing, Ukraine's evolving role, and unresolved tensions over Iran shaped this year's summit.

As the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement heads toward its first review in 2026, Julián Ventura shares what’s at stake for the region’s economies.

September 10, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Paul N. McDaniel and Rob Paral, findingamerican.com, Download Report (PDF), Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents., Challenges facing immigr...

October 2, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2018 Chicago Council Survey indicates that Americans now supported active US engagement in world affairs, the larges...

We need to think about an approach to international law's control of the use of force that is true to the moral and power political realities of today's world.

Bobby Ghosh, Stefan Kornelius, and Catherine Philp join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Israelis and Palestinians sharply disagree over the benefits of Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.