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...

April 22, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Amir Farmanesh , and Brendan Helm, Reuters, A new poll shows Iranians recognize the economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with China., China has significantly increased its involvement and cooperation with Iran. Las...

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November 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public., After several years of relative calm, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are beginning to incre...

January 18, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Duncan Wood , Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , and Rene Bautista, Christian Frausto Bernal, Download Report (PDF) Topline Report (PDF), Mexican public opinion of the US is at a record low, while American views of Mexico rem...

February 8, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Courtesy US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The US-Japan relationship faces significant challenges in the rise of China and the inauguration of Trump. However, decades of polling show the bilateral alliance also has de...

March 6, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that a majority in Mexico now express a favorable view of the United States., Intr...

February 4, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Dina Smeltz , Juliana Kerr , and Craig Kafura, Tom Gill, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), A Chicago Council on Global Affairs report which shows bipartisan support among Midwestern business leaders to pass immigration reform., Business Leaders on Imm...

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...

February 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative., For the first time in the nearly 50-year his...