October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Xiangming Chen, Reuters, Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability., China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will offic...

May 8, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP, Download Report (PDF), Explore US-Russia survey research between 2021 and 2025., Introduction, Since 2017, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Center have jointly conducted opinion surveys in both the Uni...

April 15, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Dina Smeltz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP, Download Report (PDF), Before the Crocus City Hall attack, a plurality of Russian young adults said Russia’s top foreign policy priority should be bo...

June 20, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), While many Russians favor negotiating for peace with Kyiv, they are unwilling to give up any Ukrainian territory seized since 2014. They are, howe...

December 13, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Emily Sullivan , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A slim majority think Moscow should open up negotiations, but it is unclear what they might be willing to concede., A just-completed November 24...

February 9, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Eugene Rumer , Richard Sokolsky , and Andrew S. Weiss, Alex Zarubi, Download Report (PDF), A joint task force outlines some key principles and judgments in managing the United States' relationships with Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia., Developing an effect...

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...

January 15, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries., Following t...

October 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP, Download Report (PDF), Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 ...

February 2, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Ivo H. Daalder , Michèle Flournoy , John Herbst , Jan Lodal , Steven Pifer , James Stavridis , Strobe Talbott , and Charles Wald, Jennifer Boyer, Download Report (PDF), This report offers recommendations to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses to deter further Rus...