September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , Nick Zeller , and Sam Dong, Mark Schiefelbein / AP, Download Report (PDF), New polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center offers a rare window into how Chinese citizens view...

July 18, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, With the fighting in Syria, the American public said they would support US participation to enforce sanctions and a no-fly zone in Syria., Summary, With the fighting in Syria escalating into Damascus, there is still no consens...

December 5, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible., At the end of November, the United States authorized it...

June 25, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Trevor Thrall , Dina Smeltz , Erik Goepner , William Ruger , and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report reveals generations share opinions about international threats and foreign policy goals., I...

October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing., US President Donald Trump and Chinese P...

March 2, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, David Strickler, Download Report (PDF), The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republi...

May 23, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Political affiliation is far more closely associated with immigration policy preferences than race or ethnicity, polling finds.,...

October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Xiangming Chen, Reuters, Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability., China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will offic...

April 9, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm , Dina Smeltz , and Amir Farmanesh, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), New indirect talks between the United States and Iran on a return to the Iran deal could help the outlook for a moderate candidate in the next election., Iranian pres...

February 12, 1999, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly , Arthur Cyr , Catherine Hug , Benjamin I. Page , Bernard Roshco , and Trevor Tompson, Robert McNeely, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1998 Chicago Council Survey results reflect a "guarded engagement" by a largely...