Commentary

The US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro echoed intents outlined by Trump in the 2025 National Security Strategy. While the action might have appealed to his Republican base, the strategy’s principles are mostly out of step with US public opinion on America’s engagement in the world.

"Beijing’s efforts to strike a nationalist chord among Chinese citizens regarding Taiwanese unification might not be easily transmitted," the Council's Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura write.

A new Chicago Council survey finds Republicans stand apart in backing U.S. support for Israel during the war in Gaza.

Roughly six in 10 favor using US troops if Russia were to invade a NATO ally like Poland or Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

"We do see a high degree of confidence in China, in the Chinese public, in their country, and the direction that the government is taking their country," Dina Smeltz explains, citing new Council-Carter Center data.

“There was a lot more subtlety in the data with a plurality, 48 percent, saying that China’s interested in a shared leadership role,” Paul Heer said of the new Council-Carter Center survey.

Seven in 10 Chinese people consider their country the greatest, per a new Chicago Council-Carter Center survey.

Most Americans believe the United States has too many interests in Europe to let any one country dominate the region.

New Council polling shows Republican support for US military aid to Ukraine has increase 21 percentage points since March.

CNN's Harry Enten draws on Council-Ipsos polling to analyze American attitudes toward Iran's nuclear program.