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It has now been a year since many nations began to implement restrictions due to the pandemic. As the global health crisis drags into its second year, more people seek the vaccine as a way to return to normal.

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

This report looks at emerging cities—namely Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei—and their ability to attract, retain, and generate flows of ideas, capital, and people.

Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains the “China gap” in American public opinion despite consensus among foreign policy experts.

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

We’re sharing Moments of Impact, stories of members of our community being inspired to think differently or act boldly to improve the world.

We explore whether foreign policy professionals and the American public are on the same page when it comes to America’s strategy abroad.

Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Karl Friedhoff, Brendan Helm, and Alexander Hitch document the ups and downs of the public mood, sharing highlights of their 2020 research.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

This report calls on the United States to use the power of the agriculture and food sector to reduce the reality and risks of malnutrition globally.

There's bipartisan consensus on active US engagement with the world, maintaining US alliances around the globe, and the benefits of international trade.

On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americans across party lines are in agreement, albeit often for different reasons.

We look at where foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—as Joe Biden takes office.

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.

Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship.

A "sustainable food seal" empowers consumers and farmers to support a more sustainable food supply chain.

The inaugural Chicago Council Survey was conducted in December 1974 to seek and understand the views of the public and national leaders on a series of international questions.

The vision for Chicago’s global strategy begins with an inventory of the city’s assets, needs, and opportunities.

The inclusion of gender mainstreaming in agricultural AI can help reduce gender inequity for female smallholder farmers.