March 10, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Brendan Helm , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, IGORN from Pixabay, Download Report (PDF), As Russia and China grow closer through economic ties, a joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Levada Analytical Center survey finds tha...

November 25, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Leo Correa / AP, When it comes to the conflict in the Middle East, American foreign policy professionals are more divided along partisan lines than the general public., ...

August 2, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Karl Friedhoff , and Lama El Baz, Craig Ruttle / AP, Download Data (ZIP), Results and analysis of the Council's annual survey of American views on foreign policy., The 2024 Chicago Council Survey, conducted June 21–...

March 29, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin and Colleen Dougherty, Karen Green, Download Report (PDF), Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions., In both North America and Europe, historic in...

September 23, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Juliana Kerr , Paul N. McDaniel , and Melissa Guinan, Hans Isaacson, Download Report (PDF), According to a new report, Midwestern policymakers—rather than federal leadership—must take action on immigration policy., Elected and civic leaders throughout th...

January 26, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations., Upon entering office, one...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

September 7, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Download Topline (PDF), In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows., Key Findings, Nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) classify in...

April 15, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff, The White House, Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff analyze findings of a recent poll examining American public opinion on US relations with Japan., Prime Minister Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet with Pr...

September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...