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As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

Brendan Helm discusses President Biden's new sanctions on Moscow and the arrest of Aleksei Navalny.

Black Americans are supportive of aid to Ukraine, but less likely than other Americans to back an open-ended support of Kyiv “for as long as it takes.”

Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

Public opinion data show relatively warm feelings between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

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

Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

The Kyrgyz community in Chicagoland is small, but its economic footprint is expanding. New Kyrgyz businesses are bridging Illinois and Central Asia.

As Chicago and other global cities increasingly grapple with poor air quality, solutions to the problem vary by location.

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

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

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

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

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

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.

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.