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With 20-Year Hindsight, Public Opinion and the Iraq War

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

George W. Bush speaks in front of a sign that says 'strategy for victory'
Reuters
Public Opinion

Black Americans' Views on the War in Ukraine

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Black Americans are supportive of aid to Ukraine, but less likely than other Americans to back an open-ended support of Kyiv “for as long as it takes.”

Person seen from behind with an American flag and Ukraine flag draped over their shoulders, grey beanie on their head.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Hemispheric Migration: Transnational Challenges Require Transnational Solutions

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Running Numbers by Cristobal Ramón

The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.

Venezuelans migrants carry their belongings as they try to reach Peru
Reuters
Migration

The Future of European Energy

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

wind turbines in Berlin
HANS LUCAS
Public Opinion

Europeans Continue to Back Ukraine, But Disagree on the Endgame

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

In countries that favor a negotiated end to the conflict, support for specific policy measures that aid Ukraine has fallen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Reuters
Public Opinion

Peruvians Distrust Democracy as Political Crises Deepen

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

People hold signs while protesting against Peru's President Pedro Castillo after Congress approved his removal from office
Reuters
Public Opinion

Free Trade with Exceptions: Public Opinion and Industrial Policy

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act
The White House
Public Opinion

Millennials and Gen Z Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

While younger Americans are most concerned about climate change, pluralities of each generation are ready to take action to prevent it.

Climate activists Luisa Neubauer, Greta Thunberg, Lakshmi Thevasagayam, and Florian Oezcan protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Year in Review: 2022 in Public Opinion

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

a sign reads 2022 in NYC
Nurphoto
Public Opinion

Brazil's Systemic Mistrust of Elections and Democracy

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

A man holds a Brazilian flag as supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro block a highway during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Reuters
Public Opinion