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John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology.

Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.

Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of the world.

A report from the Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation Amid China’s Rise recommends a new policy mix that leverages each country’s individual strengths and advantages.

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects.

A final Trump-Era survey confirms broad popular support for the intelligence community and reveals opportunities for greater transparency.

The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.

Ahead of Prime Minister Bennett's first visit to Washington, Council data show partisan divides on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, support for a Palestinian state, and more.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze public opinion data showing while most Americans think US democracy is still functioning, they believe it has been either temporarily or permanently weakened.

In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partner.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.