December 13, 2012, RESEARCH Working Paper by Craig Kafura, Jermaine M. Ralliford, Download Report (PDF), This paper analyzes whether the strong relationship between the US and South Korea would be sustained under new presidents and how the Korean and American public’s view the alliance., Key Fi...

Reporters from leading media outlets joined Ivo Daalder to discuss the recent spike of COVID cases, the US-Russia relationship, and protests in Thailand.

Host Brian Hanson checks the pulse of democracy in Nicaragua with researcher Ryan Berg and journalist Cindy Regidor.

May 5, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sam Dong, Damian Dovarganes / AP, Download Report (PDF), Large majorities of the public view international trade as good for the US economy, job creation, and people like them., A week after announcing his “Liberation Day” tariff...

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...

December 1, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong and Karl Friedhoff, Noah Berger / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans of all partisan stripes agree free trade agreements are important, but Republicans want them with a side of trade barriers., Since re-entering the White House this y...

September 29, 2005, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), The 2005 Chicago Council Survey explored public opinion on democracy promotion post-September 11 world as one of the core principles of US foreign policy., Americans on Promoting Democracy , Introduction , Democ...

As it prepares to turn 250, the once-respected nation is becoming harder to recognize. Yet America retains the capacity for reinvention.