Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

With distrust deepening and the Iranian regime still in place, can the United States and Iran reach a deal?

Social media can allow farmers to reach new audiences and ultimately inspire a new wave of young agriculturalists.

From peace and security to climate and technology, Council experts weigh in on whether the United Nations can still deliver on its founding mission.

June 7, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Conner Freeman, Download Report (PDF), The vision for Chicago’s global strategy begins with an inventory of the city’s assets, needs, and opportunities., Global cities are hubs of the urbanizing world and increasingly influential players on the world stage. Thei...

September 10, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Marshall M. Bouton , and Rachel Bronson, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessm...

The question of whether global cities should have their own foreign policy has been hotly debated, but recent developments have changed the calculus.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

Data from the 2016 and 2020 elections show it’s not just large cities, their suburbs, and university towns that have shifted toward Democrats.