A new experiment by researchers from the University of Illinois at Springfield, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds that policy experts care about formal alliances. But even alliance relationships have limits.

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

October 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey, conducted roughly six months into the Trump administration, tested the appeal of "America First" ideas a...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (62%) view a disruption in the energy supply as a critica...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Elizabeth Shackelford, AP Photos, A military strengthened by American training, weapons, and intelligence helped create the very problem US assistance was meant to prevent., Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country in West Africa that gained independenc...

Overall, Americans say the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians is unacceptable.

While more Russians say Moscow should start negotiations than continue fighting, their aim may be to solidify gains rather than making real compromises for peace.

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay discuss their new book "The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership"—a revealing look at Trump’s foreign policy.

May 24, 2011, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, Download Report (PDF), This report documents the degree to which the Administration and Congress have made progress in achieving the changes in US government policy that were recommended in 2009., Key Findings , In February 200...

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.