March 8, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Americans show clear concern about North Korea’s nuclear capability and consider preventing the spread of nuclear weapons as a highly important US foreign policy goal., Key Findings, North Korea now fa...

May 9, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lily Wojtowicz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A majority of Americans support the joint airstrike conducted by the US, UK, and France against Syria and would favor additional strikes if Syria uses chemical weapons again., Key Findin...

June 16, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, Lucas Ludwig, Download Report (PDF), This report examines how immigrants offset population decline and an aging workforce in Midwest metropolitan areas., Immigration is a demographic lifeline for metropolitan areas throughout the 12-state Midwest regio...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Elizabeth Shackelford , Ethan Kessler , and Emma Sanderson, USA AFRICOM, Download Report (PDF), The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script., US policy in Africa has for too long prioritized short-ter...

February 25, 2009, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini , Dan Glickman , and Robert Paarlberg, Download Report (PDF), Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty., Executive Summary, The Chicago In...

October 8, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conduct...

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement., Survey Overview, The 2023 Chicago Co...

February 15, 1975, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The inaugural Chicago Council Survey was conducted in December 1974 to seek and understand the views of the public and national leaders on a series of international que...

April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Robert Taylor, Marcin Jozwiak, Download Report (PDF), This report outlines two recommendations for how cities can address climate change overall and ultimately succeed in a lower-carbon world., Executive Summary, What role do global cities play in addressing cli...

May 24, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Joshua Busby and Stephen Slick, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community effective., Introduction, A polling proj...