November 4, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Stepan Goncharov , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), Polling data shows that although Americans believe that Russia is acting to contain US power, the US public favors cooperation and engagement rather than containing Russ...

February 4, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm and Dina Smeltz, Download Report (PDF), 2019 Chicago Council Survey data provide insight into how Millennials view key foreign policy issues compared with previous generations., Introduction, Millennials, the oft-referenced generati...

November 14, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lily Wojtowicz and Dina Hanania, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The American public’s view of the benefits of foreign aid is complicated; Americans support aid programs but would like to cut aid spending and have mixed feelings about its imp...

September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...

June 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans view key issues facing the world today., In the Unit...

August 18, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Survey results show the public remains supportive of US assistance to Ukraine—even if it means paying higher gas and food prices at home., The United States has committed more than...

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...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Vincent Thian / AP, Download Report (PDF), Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of...

September 19, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Bettina Hammer, David Sandoz, Download Report (PDF), This survey finds most Americans still consider Iran’s nuclear program a critical threat, but at lower levels before 2015 nuclear deal., Introduction, The 2019 Chicago Coun...

January 19, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants., While Republicans have been concerned abo...