Research

US aid would not have been nearly as effective without Ukraine’s efforts to improve its military prior to the 2022 Russian invasion.

The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

A new poll reveals that Americans see Russia as a significant threat to US interests and support military and economic assistance to Ukraine.

A new Chicago Council-Levada poll reveals the Russian public appears to be buying Putin's explanation for "military operation" in Ukraine.

New data from the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the Council offer insights on how publics in the United States and Japan view the relationship between their countries.

What are economic sanctions? How are they used in US foreign policy? And what should future policymakers consider before employing them?

Public opinion data finds robust support for a domestic nuclear weapons program in South Korea.

Chicago Council data show that some key foreign policy issues have the potential to disrupt Democratic Party unity.

Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power.