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To mark the close of our centennial year, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is looking back on some of our most memorable quotes from speakers we hosted in 2022.

The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement.

The Center on Global Food and Agriculture provides a bold vision for a 21st Century of zero hunger in a healthier and more equitable world.

Ravi Agrawal, Bianna Golodryga, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Philip Stephens join guest host Carla Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

"The question isn't really one of 'whether,' but one of 'when'" Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, says Ivo Daalder.

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.

Carnegie nuclear policy senior fellow Ankit Panda discusses recent nuclear saber-rattling by Russia and North Korea and whether the risk of nuclear conflict is growing.

While crediting the US nuclear arsenal for its deterrent effect, Americans are less clear on its impact on the country or their personal safety.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

“What Putin wants most of all is to make sure that he can control the destiny of Ukraine,” Council President Ivo Daalder tells CNN’s Larry Madowo.

Journalists Ryan Heath, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

As a year of conflict and crises draws to a close, how can we absorb the news without losing hope in 2023 and beyond?

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.

As the Ukraine crisis continues, how should we understand Russia's larger political aims?

"The signal that it sends to Vladimir Putin that the allies are committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes [...] is very important," says Mitchel Wallerstein.

Research Associate Ethan Kessler explains the benefits and drawbacks of what’s become a major US foreign policy tool.

If Russia's war on Ukraine continues to escalate, could nuclear weapons enter the picture? Emma Belcher looks at the risk and what we can do to reduce the threat.

Emmanuel Macron tries to assuage Russia’s concerns, but no one ever truly implemented the Minks Agreement he’s rousing, explains Ivo Daalder on CBC's Power & Politics.

Has President Biden done enough to reassure America's allies? Council President Ivo Daalder joins MSNBC to discuss.

The West is failing to win over the Global South and the lack of support for the Ukraine war demonstrates why it matters.

But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels.

"What Putin wants is something we can't give him through diplomacy," says Council President Ivo Daalder on CNN with Jake Tapper.

A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows.

Will the Russia-Ukraine war transform Europe into a global security provider? Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast unpacks the implications on Politikal Arena.

"There's the immediate standoff yes, between Russia and Ukraine, but there’s also a wider aperture," says Dina Smeltz. She and Elizabeth Shackelford look deeper on WGN.

President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.

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.

Deep Dish dissects the surprising election results and what they mean for Poland’s future within the EU.

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.

Millennials and Gen Z are less confident in the effectiveness and utility of nuclear weapons than Boomers and Gen X.

"Once bullets and projectiles start flying, the variables at play multiply, and in the ensuing chaos there are limits to what can be controlled," Paul Poast writes.

But large majorities support sending additional arms and military supplies to Ukraine, and if needed, Taiwan, Council polling shows.

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.

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

New York Times reporter Matina Stevis-Gridneff and sanctions expert Nicholas Mulder join Deep Dish to discuss how the sanctions crippling Russia affect the global economy.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

How are soaring costs affecting lives and testing political support for sanctions on Russia?

While Ukrainians may be willing to give up on the idea of NATO membership, they will not accept their government ceding territory to Russia.

With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse.