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Global Affairs- 100 Top Economies
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Should Trump Dump Climate? US Public Opinion on Climate Change Action
Although President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to dump the Paris Agreement on climate change, calling it a “bad deal,” the 2016 Chicago Council Survey finds strong bipartisan support for US participation.
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How Trade Attitudes Changed from 2012-2016
Trade was an important issue in the recent presidential election, but not in the way the media and many prominent observers have led us to believe. The dominant narrative in the media was that disgruntled manufacturing workers whose jobs had been sent overseas emerged, understandably, as trade’s strong opponents, thus making Trump with his strong anti-trade rhetoric their natural ally.
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This Week's Reads – Election Aftermath
This Week’s Reads show how Mr. Trump’s election has already affected the global political landscape, and provide some perspective on what we can expect from American foreign policy in a Trump administration.
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Council Experts Share Top Priorities for President Trump
Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. We asked our experts what global issue should be a top priority for the new administration. Hear their thoughts in this video.
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Discussion on the Presidential Transition Process
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Deep Dish: The US Election and the Global Economy
Trade and globalization seem to have played an outsized role in this year's election. On this week's episode of Deep Dish, Council vice president of studies Brian T. Hanson sat down with experts Phil Levy, Dina Smeltz, and Diana Mutz to discuss.
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Who Run the World? Foreign Policy Attitudes on Women and Girls
In partnership with the New America Foundation, the 2016 Chicago Council Survey included two questions developed to provide better insight about the importance of promoting women's rights and women's participation in societies around the world.