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On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, new polling finds that Americans still see international terrorism as a critical threat.

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.

New surveys find that Americans are willing to pay more for fuel in order to support Ukraine.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

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

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

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

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

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how the American public seems to be of two minds when it comes to military involvement in Afghanistan.

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

If left unmitigated, hunger- and climate change-induced suffering in both Afghanistan and Haiti will likely exacerbate current political instability and conflict.

A new experiment by researchers from the University of Illinois at Springfield, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds that policy experts care about formal alliances. But even alliance relationships have limits.

In his first speech as National Security Advisor, Bolton threatened to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, bar them from traveling to the US, and use US courts to prosecute them.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explains how Elizabeth Warren’s specific support base likely led to her downfall.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

While two-thirds of Americans overall continue to support the withdrawal, a majority of Republicans now oppose it, a new survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos reveals.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.

The anniversary of the Taliban's return to power has reignited a debate about how best to support the Afghan people.