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Republicans and Democrats in Different Worlds on Climate Change

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

As President Biden heads to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will grapple with significant divides in domestic public opinion.

An artist finishes a mural of the earth on fire with the caption "while you were talking."
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Renewing International Extension to Equip Farmers for a Changing Climate

RESEARCH
Report by Gloria Dabek

The climate crisis necessitates a new extension agenda that prioritizes farmer needs and preferences, and promotes climate resilience and adaptation. US policy should reflect this new extension agenda to ensure farmers have the tools to succeed in providing for themselves, and ultimately, feeding the world.

A farmer examines his crops in the field. Climate and the Environment

Reclaiming the Right to the City

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

In this report edited by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, a diverse set of experts examine the question of rights in, and to, the city in a wide and exciting array of geographies and contexts.

People in Brooklyn Bridge Park, with the sunset in the background
Franck Michel
Global Cities

Barriers to the Circular Economy

RESEARCH
Report by Kris Hartley

Kris Hartley coauthors a study on barriers to circular economies demonstrated by the sustainability of Dutch technical and interior textiles industries.

Close up of a sewing machine in front of thread
Ivan Radic
Climate and the Environment

Preventing an Escalation of Violence Against Women: City Action in the Wake of COVID-19

RESEARCH
Policy Brief by Flavia Carbonari

Quarantine, social isolation and lockdown measures put in place to prevent the spread of the virus have led women and girls to be exposed to increased risks of victimization.

Women wearing masks
REUTERS
Global Health

Treaty Allies Matter for US Foreign Policy Experts—but They Are Not Indispensable

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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.

NATO Allies Brussels
REUTERS
Public Opinion

Serving the Citizens—Not the Bureaucracy

RESEARCH
Report by Sascha Haselmayer

New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.

City planners look at a document Global Cities

Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years

RESEARCH
Book by Robert Muggah

Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah traces humanity's impact on the planet with coauthor Ian Goldin.

Climate and the Environment

Despite Political Tension, Americans and Russians See Cooperation as Essential

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center survey shows few Russians or Americans expect great changes to US-Russia ties now or in the next 10 years, although both publics see the merits of collaboration.

Biden and Putin shake hands
REUTERS
Public Opinion

Women and Girls as Change Agents

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

Investing in girls' education can put countries on the path to a more stable, prosperous future.

A young Indian girl writes on a chalkboard in a classroom
Nikhita S.
Women and Girls