Journalists Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Peter Spiegel join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

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...

A series reflecting on key themes and pivotal periods that have shaped the Council's first 100 years.

On Oct. 14, Australia held a nationwide referendum on whether to amend the constitution to include the Voice, an advisory board made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

September 3, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China, but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade., Introduction, While Americans broadly suppor...

Relations between Japan and South Korea are in free fall, with the two key US allies in Asia engaged in a steadily escalating economic conflict.

October 29, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Emily Sullivan , and Colin Wolff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), As President Biden heads to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will grapple with significant divides in domestic public opinion., On October 31, world leaders and ...

Investing in the region's infrastructure can accelerate Midwest economic growth and contribute to newfound economic advantage across the United States.

The latest analysis, events, research, and commentary on Ukraine.