September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Andy Wong / AP, Download Report (PDF), Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washingt...

As the country moves closer to joining NATO, member countries, including Poland and Germany, have said that within the next decade Russia could attack nations that have joined the military alliance. 

Defense cooperation requires a shared understanding of threats and goals. And, to be effective requires action, making tradeoffs, and paying costs—not just statements.

MAY 6, 2019, Despite tensions between the United States and Mexico sparked from the Trump administration’s push to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), along with the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs, Mexicans and Americans largely agree on the benefits and impor...

Cities are the primary reception point for migrants and refugees, and also the potential antidote to the reactionary nationalism that threatens to close borders.

2020 Chicago Council Survey findings illuminate partisan divides in views on COVID-19, race, climate change, and national security.

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

March 3, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunde...

With vaccination efforts under way, some hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, while others feel uneasy due to distribution issues and immense pressures on the health care system.

David Miliband joins the Council’s Ivo Daalder for a special episode of World Review.