Commentary and Analysis

The Chicago Council’s polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

Using social media traffic as a way to gauge interest, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands subscribe to any one of the countless theories propagated under QAnon.

The pandemic has rendered journalism and freedom of the press even more vulnerable, especially in countries already facing difficulties.

Today, most Americans don’t want a world with nuclear weapons. According to the 2020 Chicago Council Survey two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that no country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Canada's national sport, hockey, is coming back in a bubble. Will Canadians tune in?

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

This week the world passed the 11,836,900 million case mark, with over 544,231 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

Thirty years after the end of the cold war, Americans are divided on whether to maintain or withdraw US military troops in Germany.