April 28, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Dina Smeltz discusses survey data reflecting Japanese opinion on US-China relations., Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was the first foreign leader to meet face to face with US President Joe Biden earlier this month, signaling a...

February 1, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council data show that some key foreign policy issues have the potential to disrupt Democratic Party unity., Progressive and moderate Democrats have struggled to find agreem...

September 7, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Download Topline (PDF), In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows., Key Findings, Nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) classify in...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Libby Berry, Canva, And the ideological split between parties continues to widen, new Council polling shows., Key Findings, More than two-thirds of Republicans identify as conservative (77%)., Just over half of Democrats identif...

March 31, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, REUTERS, A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy., At his first press conference, President Biden sai...

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...

May 22, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Gerald C. Nelson, Download Report (PDF), This report urges the US government to take action to curb the risks climate change poses to global food security., Introduction, On May 22, 2014, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report urging the US govern...

August 2, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Dina Smeltz and Lily Wojtowicz, Pedro Szekely, Download Report (PDF), New Chicago Council Survey results show a majority of Americans support maintaining or increasing sanctions against Russia and views the nation as a greater threat than in previous years...

September 18, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Mahmoud Illean / AP, Download Report (PDF), But as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, Democrats and Independents say US support for Israel has gone too far., Israel’s unprecedent strike against a delegation...

July 18, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, Ali Shaker, Download Report (PDF), Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported ...