Both the United States and Germany are seeing evolving economies in their respective "rust belts," formerly robust engines of the industrial era.

October 19, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), The Trump administration’s active efforts to portray China as a bad international actor will further heighten tensions between the two countries, but as of yet, the American p...

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July 12, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Experts on the US-Russian relationship think that decreased communication between the two governments, toxic media coverage, and the natures of both...

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July 6, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Frode Overland Andersen, Download Report (PDF), The 2016 Chicago Council Survey shows 75 percent of Americans support either maintaining or increasing the United States' commitment to NATO., Americans View NATO as Essen...

August 15, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Kelhan Martin, Marc Veraart, Download Report (PDF), Survey data shows that while Americans favor military action against violent extremist groups, they are less supportive of US involvement in Syria., Two million ...

Tony Chavez, and Council President Ivo Daalder join Brian Hanson to discuss the Russia-Ukraine dispute