April 30, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities of Democrats and Independents support a potential deal similar to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but only a minority of Republicans agree., For the fir...

January 10, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show., Key Findings, Two-thirds of Americans (67%) support long-term US bases in Japan, an all-time high in Chicago Council S...

November 30, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects., Climate change has affected the lives of every American in some way, yet it is a highly polarizing and divisive issue. The 202...

December 18, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Virginia Mayo / AP, Download Report (PDF), Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s aversion to alliances, foreign policy professionals across the American political spe...

January 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Charlie Riedel / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans—including a majority of Republicans—favor a range of measures to reverse or adapt to climate change., On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed ...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), In the event of Iran developing nuclear weapons, the US public wants to tighten economic sanctions, and most support a return to the JCPOA., Negotiations between Iran and the Unite...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Patrick Semansky / AP, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world toda...

October 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP, Download Report (PDF), Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 ...

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Public support for US military bases on the continent is also on the rise, Council polling reveals., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reoriented public attention to Europe, and Americans across the political spectrum support the...

July 5, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Ivo H. Daalder, Patrick Semansky / AP, Download Report (PDF), But everyday Republicans are divided over the best way to encourage NATO allies to increase their defense spending., Leaders from countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Or...