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The United States will have to take the lead in rebuilding trust and confidence in its security commitments—including the nuclear guarantee.

This report from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs indicates Russia’s actions in and against Ukraine pose the gravest threat to European security.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

The Council convened a task force to provide recommendations to advance the goals of the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

Can the United States deliver on its food systems and climate commitments? We offer recommendations to protect the planet and feed the world.

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

The Council's polling experts examine how American foreign policy experts think of the term "allies," and whether variations in thinking matter for US foreign policy decisions.

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.

Findings from a binational survey show that Americans and Russians would like to see the two countries negotiate a nuclear agreement.

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.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

Results of the 2020 Chicago Council Survey reveal a striking divide between Democrats and Republicans on the critical threats facing the country.

The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.

The Council’s 2018 survey indicates that Americans support US engagement in world affairs, the largest majority since 1974—aside from after Sept. 11, 2001.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey, conducted six months into the Trump administration, tested the appeal of "America First" ideas among the American public.

Over the past year, Donald Trump has been able to channel the anxieties of a significant segment of the American public into a powerful political force, taking him to the doorstep of the White House.

2015 Chicago Council Survey results demonstrate the American public remains committed to engagement in the world.

The 2014 Chicago Council Survey of American public opinion and US foreign policy shows public support for an “Active” Role in world affairs.

The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

This paper provides recommendations for corporate engagement with public policy issues for societal objectives.

A joint task force outlines some key principles and judgments in managing the United States' relationships with Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.

A military strengthened by American training, weapons, and intelligence helped create the very problem US assistance was meant to prevent.

China’s growing contributions to African development should not automatically be feared, but their presence should recalibrate US approaches.