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This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog by Madeleine Nicholson checks in to see if the world is on track to achieve the lofty Sustainable Development Goals.

As world leaders meet in Japan, they are likely to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and economic coercion from China, Craig Kafura tells Steve Scully.

Liza Rose Cirolia shares geopolitical implications on African urban areas and city governments.

Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.

"The G-7 approach has three facets: ignore Russian intimidation, economically decouple from China and court nations throughout the Global South," Paul Poast writes.

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

Survey data shows the American public is more attuned to the view of “The Blob,” those working in government, than to President Trump’s views.

If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.

The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report reveals generations share opinions about international threats and foreign policy goals.

"Foreign audiences should read [China's] resolution as a benchmark manifesto in the Party’s quest for China’s global power and legitimacy," writes Paul Heer in National Interest.

Cities are leading the battle against climate change. The Chicago Climate Charter commits to seven crucial strategies for climate-related policies.

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.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.

This Thanksgiving, the Council survey team is serving up tables of data on turkey, pies, and politics.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.

A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.

"Offering Ukraine something other than NATO membership would send a message to Moscow that the US is committed to Ukraine’s security—but only up to a point," Paul Poast argues.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions.

And bipartisan majorities of Americans support admitting new members to the alliance, Council polling shows.

New data from the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the Council offer insights on how publics in the United States and Japan view the relationship between their countries.

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.

One of the emerging lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries and companies that digitised early are more likely to recover faster than those that did not

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack.

Social media can allow farmers to reach new audiences and ultimately inspire a new wave of young agriculturalists.

City leaders must ensure full transparency and public control of data and infrastructure when partnering with tech vendors on smart city solutions.

As retail-led agricultural marketing systems in emerging economies continue to develop, governments, NGOs, and companies can benefit from each other's experiences and examples to date.

The 2015 Chicago Council Survey finds roughly four in 10 Americans believe climate change is a serious problem.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Alesha Black shares what hopeful news is emerging in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democrats and Republicans increasingly grow apart on several key international issues. Here are seven examples from the 2018 Council Survey.

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

Securing our cities is emerging as one of the most important challenges of our time.

The Detroit Future City plan seeks to address the city's decades of decline and calls for returning portions of vacant land to natural and agricultural uses.

A Council working paper shows the climate benefits of shared mobility, but urban leaders must implement policies that make it safer and more accessible.

Findings from this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey show that Russians believe eastern areas of Ukraine should be independent states.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

Despite the challenges, Rio has accomplished more in the years preparing to host the Olympics than it could have without being awarded this international honor.

Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop more comprehensive cybersecurity regulations.

Americans overall want to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion.

While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues.

Even everyday Republicans are now more positive than Democrats toward Russia, according to several opinion polls.

Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported another candidate.

New Chicago Council-Ipsos polling finds large, bipartisan majorities in support of evacuating and relocating to the United States their Afghan allies and others in danger from the Taliban.

Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power.