Commentary and Analysis

2020 Chicago Council Survey findings illuminate partisan divides in views on COVID-19, race, climate change, and national security.

Recent polling finds that Trump's favorability in South Korea has reached an all-time low of 17 percent—down 29 percentage points from last year

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

Israelis and Palestinians sharply disagree over the benefits of Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Dina Smeltz shares public opinion on the key topics that will be discussed at the first 2020 presidential debate.

Ivo Daalder, President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, on The Big Picture with Olivier Knox.

Rather than moving to cut ties with the rest of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, majorities of Americans continue to prefer active U.S. engagement and shared leadership in world affairs.

While President Trump has promised a vaccine before November, many doubt a vaccine can safely be developed in such a short timespan.

A 2019 survey confirms that Americans broadly support Intelligence agencies despite their limited transparency and persistent antagonism from President Trump.

Like many policy challenges, the COVID-19 crisis is exposing deep-seated political and epistemological divisions, fueled in part contestation over scientific evidence and ideological tribalism stoked in online communities.