April 29, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal, Download Report (PDF), In May 2013, Americans' overall views of Mexico were at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Survey history, and relatively few Americans are aware that Mexico is...

November 1, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Energy independence is seen as very important bymore Americans than preventing nuclear proliferation, combating international terrorism, and maintaining superior military power worldw...

February 26, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The American public is now less concerned about the threat posed by North Korea., Introduction, North Korea’s promise to deliver an end-of-year “Christmas gift” went unfulfilled amid signs t...

October 28, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sara McElmurry , and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants., Introduction, The arrival...

July 12, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Nearly seven in 10 Americans think the war in Afghanistan has not been worth the cost, and half of Americans believe military action hasn’t made the US safer from the threat of terrorism., Key Findings...

February 17, 2021, RESEARCH Report, Download Report (PDF), Climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture and food security both in the US and abroad. In collaboration with the Farm Journal Foundation, the Council provides recommendations that are targeted both domestically and internationally.,...

September 4, 2004, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Robert Y. Shapiro , Jennie Taylor , and Christopher B. Whitney, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2004 Chicago Council Survey explores public opinion on core con...

April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Adam Hitchcock, Mimi Thian, Download Report (PDF), In order for global cities to be able to grow—despite their home countries' economic challenges—they must focus on developing and attracting global talent., Global cities in developed economies have many att...

January 6, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Alyssa Ceretti, Nikhita S., Download Report (PDF), Investing in girls' education can put countries on the path to a more stable, prosperous future., Summary, This report demonstrates that educating girls has the power to break the cycle o...

August 22, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Dannel Malloy, Download Report (PDF), A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation., Both presidential candidates have sp...