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...

December 11, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), The US public views the Japan alliance as a significant national security benefit as concerns about China grow., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, finds that as concerns...

October 22, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Half favor using US forces to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea, down from 55 percent in 2022., As the United States and South Korea mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance, they c...

October 17, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows., Key Findings, While six in 10 say democracy is the best form of government fo...

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...

January 29, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with a somewhat favorable or unfavorable view of the former president are more likely to say US assistance to Kyiv has been worth the cost., On foreign policy, Republican Party candidate...

October 7, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, iStock, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to suppor...

July 19, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Sharon K. Weiner, Canva, Download Report (PDF), While crediting the US nuclear arsenal for its deterrent effect, Americans are less clear on its impact on the country or their personal safety., Several survey resear...

November 1, 2008, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Rachel Bronson , Michael J. Green , Gregory Holyk , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Silvia Veltcheva , Christopher B. Whitney , and Thomas Wright, Jon Sailer, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Elizabeth Shackelford, AP Photos, A military strengthened by American training, weapons, and intelligence helped create the very problem US assistance was meant to prevent., Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country in West Africa that gained independenc...