Research Associate Ethan Kessler explains the benefits and drawbacks of what’s become a major US foreign policy tool.

Ambassador David Scheffer shares his reactions on John Bolton's recent comments on the United States' relationship with Afghanistan.

Elizabeth Shackelford joins WGN 9 to explain why it's the right time for the United States to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict.

The Washington Post's Karen DeYoung, The New York Times' Carol Giacomo, and Süddeutsche Zeitung's Stefan Kornelius join Brian Hanson to discuss global news.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast explains why both are a key part of American foreign policy.

September 23, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng, Reuters, President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree., More than two years into the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans’ focus on ...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), In the event of Iran developing nuclear weapons, the US public wants to tighten economic sanctions, and most support a return to the JCPOA., Negotiations between Iran and the Unite...

November 15, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Ethan Kessler, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions., As China has grown more militarily capable and assertive under President Xi Jinping, Beijing’s promis...