As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

The Queen maintained public approval during her reign, but support for the monarchy is on the decline, posing significant challenges for the new King.

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Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

A survey  conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) found that just 39 percent of Palestinians continue to support the concept of a two-state solution.

A comparison of two recent polls finds some similarities—and some significant differences—in how international relations scholars and the American public want to approach China.

October 3, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Craig Kafura and James Dingwall, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council Surveys conducted over the last several years (2014-2017) show remarkable stability of American opinion towards the Iran nuclear deal, both before and after the agreement was offic...

October 15, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff , Dina Smeltz , and Scott Snyder, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council and Asan Institute surveys conducted in 2019 find that both South Koreans and Americans see a strengthened US-ROK alliance as an asset in dealing with China,...

The COVID-19 pandemic could add up to 132 million more hungry people in the ... While the COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented in the magnitude of its economic ... International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, “COVID-19 and the

It must adapt to the economic realities of the post-COVID-19 world. ... The agenda must account for post-COVID-19 economic realities: safer facilities ... However, if the COVID-19 crisis encourages movement of people and businesses