Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

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There has long been a mutual imbrication of Christian values and ideals with US foreign policy. Through “America Prays,” Trump is doubling down.

August 29, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Stephen Slick , Joshua Busby , and Kim Nguyen, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship., Results of The University of Texas at Austin’s 202...

Craig Kafura explains what foreign policy experts think about the denuclearization of North Korea.

For decades, the United States has been the driving force pushing for new rules to govern world trade. What if the other major countries of the world assumed that mantle in our absence? It’s happening.

March 6, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that a majority in Mexico now express a favorable view of the United States., Intr...

Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council CEO Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Reports that Xi will forgo addressing the United Nations General Assembly ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington raise uncomfortable questions about the role of multilateral institutions under great power compacts.

Susan Glasser, Carla Anne Robbins, Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.