A blog on public opinion, probabilities, and all things data from the Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy.

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry, J. Scott Applewhite / AP, The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance., The federal budget is a perennial election issue in...

The US government averted a shutdown after lawmakers in Congress reached a temporary, 45-day deal to extend a continuing resolution to keep the government funded.

Find out how this Eastern European poster child for democracy backslid into autocracy, and what lessons it holds for the rest of the West.

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Nathan Uldricks is a nationally recognized tech and operations executive and policymaker. He was elected to serve as the chair of Pine Township in his native Porter County, Indiana. He is deeply involved in servi...

September 13, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Michael J. Green, Steven Diaz, Download Report (PDF), The 2012 Chicago Council Survey on American public opinion and US foreign policy provides important context for thinking about the future of the US-Japan alliance., Key Findings, These are ...

As President Biden arrives in Europe, Council President Ivo Daalder explains what to expect from the first in-person meetings with European allies.

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Christopher Graves is the principal at Jordan Elementary and was previously the principal of LaSalle Language Academy, a K-8th-grade magnet lottery school in Chicago Public Schools. With over a decade of experience as a school administrator, he...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Hassen Al-Shawaf is the director of US tax planning and US tax counsel for BMO Financial Group (BMOFG). He advises BMOFG on a wide range of tax matters, including cross-border and related-party transactions, financial products, co...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Johannes Favi is a committed community and human rights advocate. As deputy director of the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants (ICDI), he oversees strategic planning, fundraising, and developm...