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Global Public Opinion Shows Support for COVID-19 Prevention Policies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic includes polling results from around the world.
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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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Guns vs. Butter: Gender Differences on National Budget | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago Council data support academic findings on differing national budget preferences between women and men.
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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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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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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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How Israeli-Palestinian Peace Continues to Elude Us 75 Years Later | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Public opinion signals the conflict is in dire need of stronger leadership and more practical policies.
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If Invaded, Will the Taiwan Public Fight? Don't Look to Polls for an Answer | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.
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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.
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Industrial Heartland Renewal Can Diminish "Strong Men" | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.
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It's Time for Cities to Flex Their Soft Power | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.
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Japan Prepares for Its First Post-Abe Election | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?
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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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Liberal vs. Moderate Democrats on Use of US Troops | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.
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Lifting Sanctions Could Reduce Pressure at the US Border | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.
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The Links Between Hunger and Unrest in Myanmar and Beyond | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.
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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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Municipal Activism: How Cities Stand Up for LGBTQ+ Rights | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.
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National Elections and the New American City-State | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.
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Nine Books to Prepare for the World After COVID-19 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.