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This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.

Deep Dish host Brian Hanson shares five recent episodes that help explain what’s happening in our world today and why these issues are so important.

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.

A plot to overthrow the German government highlights the risks—and reach—of unchecked conspiracy in an age of mistrust, writes Chris Morris.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic includes polling results from around the world.

The majority of countries polled in a recent 53-nation study hold negative views of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Chicago Council data support academic findings on differing national budget preferences between women and men.

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.

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Public opinion signals the conflict is in dire need of stronger leadership and more practical policies.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.

Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.

Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

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 moderate Democrats are more supportive of funding the military, liberals are more willing to deploy troops to defend allies, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

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

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Polling finds that Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have different preferences regarding a solution to the conflict with Israel.

As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

While Biden and Xi met in Bali, the UN's COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh is being re-energized by the discussion between the world leaders.

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.

The Chicago Council’s polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, France, the UK, Italy, and Canada.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award finalist, The Black Butterfly, uses the city of Baltimore to examine the policies, practices, and historical trauma that created hyper-segregation in today’s cities.

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

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.

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.

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.