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On Deep Dish, we discuss if the ROK and Japan can finally resolve their fight over history and cooperate on Asia security.

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

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

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

Nonresident Fellow John Austin and Elaine Dezenski unpack how domestic investments can be creative tools to strengthen democracy.

As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.

A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.

Get ready to meet Brian Hanson and Lizzy Shackelford – the voices behind Deep Dish.

What impact does Trump’s indictment have on the credibility of the US political system? Cecile Shea weighs in on VOA with Cindy Saine.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Valerie Hudson and Zoe Marks explain how women's rights shape national security and democracy.

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

How have online platforms, and lax US regulation, facilitated the flow of data from the US to China – and what does this mean for the geopolitical contest between these superpowers?

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

Council Distinguished Fellow and Former Executive Director of the World Food Program Catherine Bertini reflects on why elevating women and girls worldwide matters.

Ongoing protests to safeguard democracy and a potential war with Iran could call into question US unconditional support for Israel, Paul Poast writes.

We explore how protests for #MahsaAmini have helped fuel a global movement for women.

Is Mexico sliding into authoritarianism?

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

Has regionalization or globalization been the key economic trend over the last 40 years?

Just weeks after his return to power, the Netanyahu government threatens democracy.

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

Can Peru’s democracy satisfy protester demands, or will it head into political chaos?

Amid the attack on democracy in Brazil, what lies ahead?

The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.

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

“Made in Democracy” is a better label than “Made in America” if the goal is to strengthen our collective Western economies as well as our political alliances.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress about the war in Ukraine with Russia, after meeting with President Joe Biden.

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

The Ethiopian government is using starvation as a weapon of war against Tigray, inducing a massive famine that requires immediate action from the international community.

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

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.

While Biden and Xi met in Bali, the UN's COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh is being re-energized by the discussion between the world leaders.

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

Do victories for Lula in Brazil and fellow leftist leaders across Latin America represent a new “pink tide” sweeping the continent?

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

John Austin argues that the Inflation Reduction Act should, instead of requiring “domestic” content, require “democratic” content from allies around the globe.

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

"We need to define and enlist allies in a shared global agenda to strengthen our national economies and democracies," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow John Austin.

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

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

"Even when 'people power' succeeds in ousting oppressive leaders, there is no guarantee that what comes next is peace or democracy," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

As the run-off vote looms at the end of October, the far-right’s misinformation machine is going into overdrive, writes Robert Muggah.

"Rumors, lies and misinformation played a decisive role in the first round, and they will play an even greater role in the second," writes Robert Muggah.

"I think that President Biden, in a way, is mirroring what he senses is a changing attitude in a part of our society," said Cécile Shea.

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