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Ukraine joining NATO will not increase tensions. It will reduce them, argue Ivo Daadler, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Stefano Stefanini.

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

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.

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

This report explores ways cities can assess the true value of their public assets

The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent.

New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.

As rumors spread, Saeid Golkar argues why it's unlikely that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, succeeds his father.

This book draws on the latest scholarship into global cities to explore how global cities run the world.

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.

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

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

Republicans with a somewhat favorable or unfavorable view of the former president are more likely to say US assistance to Kyiv has been worth the cost.

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.

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

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

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

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

John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19.