Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Brendan Carroll is a senior partner at Victory Park Capital Advisors (VPC), which he co-founded in 2007. He is responsible for strategic initiatives and firm operations, as well as sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment op...

March 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), While down slightly from last year, more than half support continuing military and economic assistance to Kyiv. But the results are highly partisan., While the world...

December 16, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Dina Smeltz , and Lama El Baz, Jane Hahn / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public supports deploying US troops to defend allies, particularly in Europe, but most oppose using them for territorial expansion., In 2024, Donald Trump ran ...

August 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Debi Jin and Craig Kafura, Jeff Chiu / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most younger Americans don't see China as a critical threat to the United States and favor a policy of friendly cooperation and engagement., Amid intensifying US-China tensions—f...

September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...

In 2018, the Council captured public and opinion leader attitudes on some of the most pressing foreign policy issues.

March 30, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Amir Farmanesh , and Brendan Helm, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF) Download the Toplines, A joint Council and IranPoll survey shows that although Iranian and American public support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has waned...

January 24, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Saori N. Katada, Download Report (PDF), Amidst economic uncertainty, Japan must create a robust regional order that supports continued prosperity regardless of the US administration or China’s geopolitical ambitions., Key Findings, In the 21st century, great...

Stefan Kornelius, Philip Stephens, and Halley Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.