September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...

The latest analysis, events, research, and commentary on Venezuela and the broader region.

Honoring European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UL Solutions President and CEO Jennifer Scanlon.

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Douglas J. Feith, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the George W. Bush administration, and Aaron David Miller, an analyst on Middle Eastern issues at the Department of State, discuss the future of US-Israel relations.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are gearing up for their second summit at the end of this month, but the American public remains unconvinced that negotiations will yield denuclearization. According to new public opinion data from the Chicago Council...

MAY 24, 2016, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce that Brian Hanson is joining the Council as its new Vice President for Studies. He will lead the Council’s expanding team of experts who provide insight on critical global issues.   Hanson comes to the Council from th...

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ken Moriyasu, & Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."