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Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.

Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.

Deep Dish host Brian Hanson shares five recent episodes that help explain what’s happening in our world today and why these issues are so important.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss if the European Union can stay politically relevant after COVID-19 and Brexit.

A plot to overthrow the German government highlights the risks—and reach—of unchecked conspiracy in an age of mistrust, writes Chris Morris.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.