The global response to Cuba’s worsening humanitarian plight reveals a growing divide over whether limiting access to food and energy is an acceptable form of leverage or if there is a shared international responsibility for humanitarian intervention.

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...

The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.

The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

February 4, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm and Dina Smeltz, Download Report (PDF), 2019 Chicago Council Survey data provide insight into how Millennials view key foreign policy issues compared with previous generations., Introduction, Millennials, the oft-referenced generati...

Animal agriculture has faced challenges around distribution and processing during the pandemic restrictions, but if safely managed, animal-sourced foods can be a powerful force against global hunger.

We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Julia Lane about her work advancing diversity in STEM.

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

September 25, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), An estimated 100 billion square meters of new construction is expected in countries without mandatory building energy codes. A consistent set of principles can frame the work needed to shape thriving, low-carbon cities.,...

Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Regina Cross, vice president in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs and Council Emerging Leaders alumna; Michael Polsky, Invenergy founder and CEO; and Tanya Polsky, Polsky Foundation president.