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Barriers to Walking, Biking, and E-Scooter Use in Black Communities in the US

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

For Black Americans and other people of color, traveling by foot, bicycle, or e-scooter can be fraught with obstacles and risks that reflect structural racism.

Bike share rack.
Maarten van den Heuvel
Global Cities

The US-Japan Alliance in the Age of Crisis

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio participate in an arrival ceremon
The White House
Public Opinion

Infrastructure: The EU's Global Gateway Put to the Test

RESEARCH
Working Paper by Alessandro Gili

Through infrastructure investments, economic integration, and green and digital transitions, the EU's Global Gateway will shape Africa and its cities as new hubs for development.

African construction site
Reuters
Global Cities

Young Americans Question US Global Engagement

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

a protester holds a sign that says "not the war machine"
NURPHOTO
Public Opinion

Prioritizing Agricultural Research in the 2023 Farm Bill

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

The United States should increase support for agricultural R&D in the next Farm Bill to ensure farmers can keep feeding the world in spite of challenges from climate change and other shocks. In collaboration with the Farm Journal Foundation, the Council provides recommendations for US government action.

A tractor plows a green field.
James Baltz
Food and Agriculture

The Atlas of Impunity

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

The Atlas of Impunity, a joint effort of David Miliband, the Eurasia Group, and the Council, comprehensively tracks abuse of power across five key dimensions.

Katherine Starr, David Miliband, Monica Pinto and others discussing the Atlas of Impunity International Law and Human Rights

Longitudinal Attitudes in South Korea on Nuclear Proliferation

RESEARCH
Report by Karl Friedhoff

Data suggests that support for a domestic nuclear weapons program is robust, long-standing, and unlikely to dissipate, Karl Friedhoff writes in KEI.

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin
Reuters
Public Opinion

The Role of China in Rescaling Service Delivery in Urban Africa

RESEARCH
Working Paper by Coauthors

The energy transition in African cities marks a key site of geopolitical competition, as China's control of the solar market reshapes urban service delivery.

Solar panels in Africa
Reuters
Global Cities

A Year in, Americans Still Support Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

Ukraine supporters gather in Times Square to protest Russia's participation in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, in New York, NY on February 11, 2023.
SIPA USA
Public Opinion

On and Off the BRI Map: A Story of the Darwin Port, Australia

RESEARCH
Working Paper by Julie Miao

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

Darwin Port
Julie Miao
Global Cities