Pakistan's military leaders lauded the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this week. But will Pakistan's domestic threats—from a shaky economy to a rise in domestic terrorism—threaten the country's stability as a result of new leadership next door?

September 7, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Download Topline (PDF), In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows., Key Findings, Nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) classify in...

Fantuan, which specializes in Asian cuisine, started delivering in the city in 2020 and earlier this year bought out its Chicago-based rival.

Winning hearts and minds doesn't defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

Recent polling shows Turks have become more favorably inclined toward the European Union and NATO, while attitudes toward Russia and China have grown more negative.

Ivo Daalder, James Harding, Gideon Rachman, and Carol Giacomo examine the week's most important global affairs news.

Research Associate Ethan Kessler explains the benefits and drawbacks of what’s become a major US foreign policy tool.

The Chicago Federal Reserve compares the economies of five Midwest cities to test the theory that industry clusters are the key to urban economic growth.

New Chicago Council public opinion data shows majorities of Americans across both parties support imposing additional sanctions against Russia.