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One-quarter of South Koreans Ready to Wear Masks Indefinitely

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

A pharmacist in Seoul ringing up masks.
Reuters
Public Opinion

Generational Gaps Close on Sense of Threat from Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Katherine Stiplosek

Concern for the state of the planet spans generations, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

Crowd kneels at a climate protest.
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Americans on Their Allies, Partners, and Rivals

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

The Biden administration emphasizes strengthening ties with America's global allies and partners. Which countries do Americans view as their allies—and adversaries?

Flags on a desk below a screen showing US leaders in an online defense council meeting.
NATO
Public Opinion

Americans and US-China Trade Relations

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

 U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington
Reuters
Public Opinion

Half of Americans Support Use of US Troops in Defense of Ukraine

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

On the heels of Ukrainian president Zelenskyy’s meeting with US President Biden, the 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a record 50 percent of Americans favor the use of US troops if Russia were to invade the rest of Ukraine.

President Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
Reuters
Public Opinion

Americans Say North Korea Is an Adversary, Still Prefer Diplomacy

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.

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US Foreign Policy

Americans Love-Hate Social Media and Big Tech

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Running Numbers by Fosca Majnoni d’Intignano

While American usage and reliance on online platforms continue to increase every day, anxiety about data privacy and unfavorable opinions about social media firms remain very high.

A smartphone shows a locked home screen with social media applications
Adem Ay
Public Opinion

20 Years Later: 9/11 In The Public Memory

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, new polling finds that Americans still see international terrorism as a critical threat.

Water showing skyscrapers in reflecting pool of at the 9/11 memorial in NYC.
Reuters
Public Opinion

Republicans and Democrats Support Evacuating, Relocating Afghans to the United States

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

New Chicago Council-Ipsos polling finds large, bipartisan majorities in support of evacuating and relocating to the United States their Afghan allies and others in danger from the Taliban.

Evacuees from Afghanistan Arrive at Naval Station Rota
Nathan Carpenter
Public Opinion

Majority of Americans Support Withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Criticize Its Implementation

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

While two-thirds of Americans overall continue to support the withdrawal, a majority of Republicans now oppose it, a new survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos reveals.

Soldiers and civilians boarding an evacuation plane out of Afghanistan.
Reuters
Public Opinion