July 9, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Jacquelyn Martin / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities of young Americans agree the alliance is essential to US security but at lower levels than older generations., Chicago Council on Global Affairs research has shown that younger ge...

August 2, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Andres Leighton / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republican views of immigrants and immigration policy largely diverge from overall American attitudes., The 2024 Chicago Council Survey, conducted June 21–July 1, 2024, finds that Republ...

September 23, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Mindaugas Kulbis / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad., The US alliance system has been a pillar of US foreign relations over the past 70 years. But with t...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Pixabay, Download Report (PDF), Pandemic-era shortages seem to have strengthened the public's appetite for greater economic self-sufficiency., Over the past 10 years, US trade policy has undergone a significant reorientation. Whil...

December 1, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong and Karl Friedhoff, Noah Berger / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans of all partisan stripes agree free trade agreements are important, but Republicans want them with a side of trade barriers., Since re-entering the White House this y...

November 17, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Louise Delmotte / AP, Download Report (PDF), Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing., Since the United States formally recognized the P...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

June 4, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Gregory Bull / AP, Download Report (PDF), While most Republicans echo Trump's view that immigration negatively impacts the United States, a majority of Americans feel differently., Immigration has ignited debate in the U...

August 6, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Whether attacked by its neighbors or Tehran, majorities of Americans oppose using US troops to come to Israel’s defense., Israelis are braced for possible retaliatory military action from Iran after an Israeli str...

October 7, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), A plurality say the United States and NATO are most responsible for ongoing bloodshed and instability in the Middle East., On the one-year anniversary of Ha...