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The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic includes polling results from around the world.

The majority of countries polled in a recent 53-nation study hold negative views of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Chicago Council data support academic findings on differing national budget preferences between women and men.

As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Public opinion signals the conflict is in dire need of stronger leadership and more practical policies.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.

Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.

Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

While moderate Democrats are more supportive of funding the military, liberals are more willing to deploy troops to defend allies, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

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

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.