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The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

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

A way to reduce traffic and pollution and improve city transit systems, cordoned pricing exists in several cities around the world. Could it work in Chicago?

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

We know Venice is sinking. What about Chicago, which accounts for about 234 square miles of land?

It's not your imagination. Chicago has experienced a unicorn explosion in recent years. What makes the area so appealing?

The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

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.

China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.

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

Cities may face some challenges with neighbors in the suburbs while trying to establish policies supporting immigration.

Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.

As part of our interview series with the shortlisted book award nominees, Raffaele Marchetti explores how cities are cities are shaping global affairs.

In the United States, Democrats and Republicans remain at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of prioritizing climate change.

While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

The 2023 Farm Bill presents a watershed moment in solving food loss and waste in the United States.

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

Council expert Ian Klaus examines how history will remember the almost simultaneous global mobilization of policy and resources, as well as local urban adaptations and interventions.

Faced with a new, less popular monarch, will a growing movement for republicanism accelerate in the Caribbean 'realms'?

Results from the 2018 Chicago Council Survey indicate that trust in American political institutions is extremely low—especially so for congress.

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.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, we explain public opinion views on COVID-19 for the week of June 3, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the uncertainty if our food is safe to eat. Some activists urge more investment into integrating alt-meat into the protein industry.

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the US, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Even as the vaccine rollout continues, some nations consider greater restrictions and further lockdowns as case numbers increase.

An update from our polling experts on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Check out our round up of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development!

Women all over the world are delivering foods to their communities, improving the nutrition and health of their household members, and transforming food systems.

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

Council and IranPoll surveys find that Iranians and Americans think the United States handled COVID-19 poorly, while Iranians are proud of their country’s response.

Although the Biden administration has taken steps to address climate change, US policymakers and elites are split on the issue's threat level.

Ian Klaus writes about the role global cities play around the world and the urgent need to adapt governance practices.

Recent summits between Korean and American leaders may determine whether diplomacy or military confrontation will prevail in engaging North Korea.

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 Americans broadly support upper age limits for federal elected officials, age is not their top consideration when choosing a candidate.

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

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.

Indigenous perspectives utilize regenerative farming practices through embodying interconnectedness, ultimately protecting the environment from climate change.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

In countries that favor a negotiated end to the conflict, support for specific policy measures that aid Ukraine has fallen.

Europeans may draw the line at military engagement with Russia, recent data show.

Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explores what foreign policy experts think about the denuclearization of North Korea.

After nearly four years at the Council, Alesha Black, the Center on Global Food and Agriculture managing director, steps down.

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.

The Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab aims to support sustainable, high impact research that improves food safety in developing economies.