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...

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...

September 22, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, The White House, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey data shows the US public's overall feeling is that the US should cooperate with China rather than actively work to limit its advances., The US-China summit i...

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...

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...

January 13, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik via AP, Download Report (PDF), The public shares the Kremlin's dim view of Western powers and wants to boost cooperation with BRICS members., In the last decade, Russian President Vladimi...

December 24, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Simon Foot, Download Report (PDF), A survey shows more Americans now oppose expanding the US-Mexico border wall since last asked in 2016., Introduction, The federal government remains in a partial shutdown, the lon...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, US Department of Defense, But large majorities support sending additional arms and military supplies to Ukraine, and if needed, Taiwan, Council polling shows., In his 2023 budget, US President Joe Biden sought a record $813 bil...

October 6, 2025, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, Rick Bowmer / AP, Download Report (PDF), Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward., Executive Summary, The race to secure critical minerals (CM) and rare ea...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Hussein Malla / AP, Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas., For the seco...