Although reducing energy dependence remains a top priority among Americans, a debate over energy production versus environmental protection is gaining traction.

August 6, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Whether attacked by its neighbors or Tehran, majorities of Americans oppose using US troops to come to Israel’s defense., Israelis are braced for possible retaliatory military action from Iran after an Israeli str...

Roughly six in 10 favor using US troops if Russia were to invade a NATO ally like Poland or Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

May 6, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), Americans support some variation of immigration reform, but half overstate unauthorized immigration levels to the US, which intensifies bias against Mexican immigrants., Key Findings, The ...

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Cities must step up when nation-states ignore the devastating impacts and economic costs of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, Council expert Robert Muggah shares his viewpoints on pandemics, why they are becoming more common, and how cities can help minimize current and future threats.

Midwestern governors have stopped accepting Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris and Beirut terrorist attacks, though data shows they pose little risk.