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Biden's 'Defending Democracy’ Agenda Is All Talk
"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.
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Biden's Summit for Democracy Isn't Really about Democracies
A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.
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The US-Japan Alliance in the Age of Crisis | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Americans More Concerned about Threats at Home Than Abroad | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.
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Japan, the Indo-Pacific, and the Quad | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Less is More: A New Strategy for US Security Assistance to Africa | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.
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Pan-African Attitudes on Gerontocracy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.
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Japanese More Confident than Americans in US Power | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.
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Americans and Human Rights in China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.
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Russians and Americans Sense a New Cold War | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.
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Most Americans Willing to Work with Autocrats to Protect the US | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.
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2021 Chicago Council Survey | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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
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Ten Commandments for a Digital City | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.
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The War Against Ukraine's Cities | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Kyiv, a capital city under siege, falters under the dangers of urbicide. As the victor emerges, so too does a new world order.
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Millennials Not That into Drones | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.
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Cities for Autocrats and the Future of Urban Spaces | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.
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Young Americans Question US Global Engagement | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.
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2019 Chicago Council Survey | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.
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Women's Success Is the World's Success | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Council Distinguished Fellow and Former Executive Director of the World Food Program Catherine Bertini reflects on why elevating women and girls worldwide matters.
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Building an Inclusive National Security Workforce | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council and Girl Security partnered to engage the next generation of women in national security.
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Paths to New Prosperity in Industrial Regions of the West | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.
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The US-China Competition for Global Opinion | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?
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Year in Review: 2021 in Public Opinion | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.
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How Cities Can Go Slow to Achieve Real Change | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.
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Partisan Divides on China Continue to Grow | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.
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Celebrating and Empowering the Next Generation | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.
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Generational Divides in Attitudes toward the US Role in the World | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.
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Domestic Investments Can Aid All Democracies
Nonresident Fellow John Austin and Elaine Dezenski unpack how domestic investments can be creative tools to strengthen democracy.
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El Salvador's Crackdown on Gangs, Explained | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.
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Ukrainian Refugees—the Rule or the Exception? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?
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Globally, Negative Views of Russia Predominate | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The majority of countries polled in a recent 53-nation study hold negative views of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
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The Urban Century of China and India | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.
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Starving for Aid: The Unseen War in Tigray | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.
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Year in Review: 2022 in Public Opinion | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.
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Who Stands to Gain from the Abraham Accords? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Israelis and Palestinians sharply disagree over the benefits of Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous.
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Truss' Number Is Up: Brexit And The Delusion Of Dogma | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.
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How Trump and Non-Trump Republicans Differ on Immigration | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.
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Americans Skeptical of Vaccine Timeline | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
While President Trump has promised a vaccine before November, many are skeptical that a vaccine can safely be developed in such a short span of time.
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Republicans and Democrats Continue to Clash over Climate Change | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects.
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Transforming Industrial Regions of North America and Europe: Opportunity and Imperative | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This report summarizes the Transforming Industrial Regions of North America and Europe symposium, including strategies to rebuild economies and stem anti-democratic populism.
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Americans Grow Less Enthusiastic about Active US Engagement Abroad | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.
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How the G7 Plans to Counter Economic Coercion by China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”
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American Public Divided on Cooperating with, Confronting China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.
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2012 Chicago Council Survey: Foreign Policy in the new Millennium | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessment of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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A Future for the European Union After the Pandemic? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss if the European Union can stay politically relevant after COVID-19 and Brexit.
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How Africans Perceive US-China Engagement on the Continent | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.
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Democracy Needs a New Sales Pitch
"We need to define and enlist allies in a shared global agenda to strengthen our national economies and democracies," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow John Austin.
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1986 Chicago Council Survey | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 1986 Chicago Council survey showed the desire to protect American jobs or to secure access to energy still takes priority over altruistic objectives.
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The Impact of US Economic Woes on Support for Ukraine | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.