Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.

American disapproval rates of US-Iraq war reach record highs.

With countries locking down and opening up and locking down again, it has become especially hard to anticipate if and how we can move—now and in the future.

Decades of integration between the two North American neighbors risks coming undone.

February 6, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Across party lines, however, opinion leaders oppose sending US troops to Taiwan to aid Taipei's defense should China invade., As Donald Tr...

October 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP, Download Report (PDF), Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 ...

September 27, 2023, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin and Lucas Kreuzer, AP Photos, Download the Report (PDF), The regeneration strategies of the former industrial areas of Pittsburgh in the US and Germany's Ruhr offer lessons for other regions in economic transition., Industrial regions acro...

Nirmal Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins, and Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Jamil Anderlini, Ryan Heath, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Patrick Semansky / AP, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world toda...