Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.

Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

October 28, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sara McElmurry , and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants., Introduction, The arrival...

October 20, 2018, RESEARCH Report, Patrick L. Pyszka, Download Report (PDF), It is in the hands of mayors, working with their residents and local leaders, to drive concrete solutions to climate change., Key Findings , On December 4–5, 2017, the City of Chicago hosted the North American Climate...

Cities may face some challenges with neighbors in the suburbs while trying to establish policies supporting immigration.

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, At the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), Jon Quinn works with individual, family, institutional, and corporate donors on the strategy and implementation of their charitable giving. In his time at RPA he has s...

October 1, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Christina D. Economos , Erin Hennessy , and Ariella R. Korn, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This paper argues that combining two movements in obesity research could turn the tide on obesity., Introduction, Obesity is a growing pandemic. The complexity of the p...