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Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s aversion to alliances, foreign policy professionals across the American political spectrum believe they greatly benefit the United States.

The Taiwanese public expects more US aid in a potential conflict with China than Americans are willing to endorse.

When it comes to the conflict in the Middle East, American foreign policy professionals are more divided along partisan lines than the general public.

We investigate where the attitudes of foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—in a major election year.

The 2024 Chicago Council Survey finds there is often less division than imagined when it comes to long-standing pillars of US foreign policy.

Although the public continues to support the military operation in Ukraine, a plurality say it has caused more harm than good for Russia.

A plurality say the United States and NATO are most responsible for ongoing bloodshed and instability in the Middle East.

Pluralities also say the United States has given Israel either the right amount or not enough military assistance and support.

The US public is now equally split on whether Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is justified or not.

Most Americans support sending additional aid to Ukraine and increasing sanctions on Russia, and relatively few want to withdraw support for Kyiv.