February 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Iryna Rybakova / Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP, Download Report (PDF), They are also divided on the United States’ participation in Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” to defend a...

September 14, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), And bipartisan majorities of Americans support admitting new members to the alliance, Council polling shows., Key Findings, Eighty-one percent of Americans say the United States should maintain (6...

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March 2, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by Ethan Kessler, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), What are economic sanctions? How are they used in US foreign policy? And what should future policymakers consider before employing them?, Economic sanctions are a frequently used tool of US foreign policy. Und...

September 12, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Scott Snyder, Download Report (PDF), 2012 Chicago Council Survey data shows American perceptions of South Korea are strongly positive. As Americans shift their priority to Asia, South Korea is poised to continue as an important security and ec...

October 6, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Arik Burakovsky , Dina Smeltz , and Brendan Helm, The Kremlin, Download Report (PDF), Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm analyze a survey of American experts on Russia about opinions on the country's relations with China and India., I...

October 15, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff , Dina Smeltz , and Scott Snyder, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council and Asan Institute surveys conducted in 2019 find that both South Koreans and Americans see a strengthened US-ROK alliance as an asset in dealing with China,...

October 31, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and AJ Caughey, John Locher / AP, Download Report (PDF), Among those that do think the outcome of the race will matter for Russia, most prefer Donald Trump over Kamala Harris., Although presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald ...

May 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans support US backing for Israel until its military objectives in Gaza are achieved, while majorities of Democrats now oppose it., The two-month ceasefire between Isr...

August 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), In a 21-point shift, 51 percent of Republicans now favor providing US military aid to Kyiv., As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Russian President Vlad...