The G20 summit carried on without the United States this year. Here’s what the leaders' declaration reveals about the rest of the world's priorities.

November 17, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Louise Delmotte / AP, Download Report (PDF), Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing., Since the United States formally recognized the P...

The new strategy "suggests a very geographically grounded way of thinking about defense," former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told the Council. She explains what it could mean for China, the war in Ukraine, and US alliances—and what comes next.

October 8, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Should China invade, Americans support arming Taipei but oppose direct military intervention., Since the United States switched official diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China...

October 7, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), A plurality say the United States and NATO are most responsible for ongoing bloodshed and instability in the Middle East., On the one-year anniversary of Ha...

February 15, 1979, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1979 Chicago Council Survey found that the American people and leaders were interested in maintaining international involvement but were also concerned about hedgin...

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

Since the dawn of agriculture spurred the establishment of human civilizations, humans have adapted and revolutionized their food systems to overcome obstacles.

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We explore how the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya forever changed the way the US government protects its representatives abroad.