Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.

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

March 2, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, David Strickler, Download Report (PDF), The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republi...

June 27, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread., Introduction, According to surveys conducted in 2018 among foreign policy opi...

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

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Private, invite-only meetings for senior leadership at corporate partner companies to discuss timely, business-relevant topics peer-to-peer with other corporate leaders in the Council’s network.

A recent survey offers a look at how experts think a Trump or Harris victory will impact US foreign policy moving forward.

Global Cities intern Paula Pelletier examines what cities should do with programs formed in response to COVID-19.