February 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Iryna Rybakova / Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP, Download Report (PDF), They are also divided on the United States’ participation in Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” to defend a...

The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford and Virginia Tech's Amanda Demmer explain how lessons from US military evacuations in South Sudan and Vietnam resonate with the current chaos in Afghanistan.

Dina Smeltz shares public opinion on the key topics that will be discussed at the first 2020 presidential debate.

As the climate crisis grows, the business of water is increasingly important — and the lakefront city of Chicago could be one of its most valuable global leaders.

December 16, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, EyePress, Download (PDF), A solid majority (69%) say that it would never be justified for Moscow to use a tactical nuclear weapon in its current military operation against Kyiv., Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made ano...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Paul Mower is an assistant United States attorney in the violent crimes section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where he prosecutes federal crimes involving gang violence, racketeering, illegal firearms, and ...

June 19, 2026, Shaping the Next 250 Years, Video Series, Featured Video, Watch how the Council is leading the conversations that will define what comes next., America at 250, April 25, 2026, From Monroe to Donroe: The New Doctrine in American Foreign Policy, Video Series, Featured Video, Council ...

December 2, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Kuan-chen Lee , and Christina Chen, Daniel Ceng / AP, Download Report (PDF), The Taiwanese public expects more US aid in a potential conflict with China than Americans are willing to endorse., Results from the Chicag...