November 9, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Cole Keister, Download Report (PDF), The Middle East remains the focus of what Americans perceive as the leading threats to US security, including international terrorism, the rise of violent Islamic extremist group...

September 29, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Saeid Golkar, Kamran Gholami, The Islamic Republic of Iran has promoted despondency and hopelessness to the extent that citizens become paralyzed and incapable of challenging the political status quo., Social riots, popular uprisings, and revolutions are amo...

September 15, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), 2015 Chicago Council Survey results demonstrate the American public remains committed to engagement in the world., Am...

July 23, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Rebecca S. Carson, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A new report from the Council suggests Midwestern states are unprepared for President Obama's new immigration policies., States in the Midwest are not uniformly prepared to implement immigration policies advanced...

July 1, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Amy Goodman, Download Report (PDF), 2015 Chicago Council Survey data show that Americans favor lifting the trade embargo on Cuba and believe the changes will benefit both countries., Key Findings, Americans Support Ending Cuba Trade Em...

June 12, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Joshua Busby , Gregory Holyk , and Jonathan Monten, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Across party lines, the results of this survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy., Un...

July 6, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), According to the 2015 Chicago Council Survey, most Americans support the general idea of an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program to civilian uses., Introduction, A majority of...

March 3, 2015, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Andrea Durkin, Download Report (PDF), Andrea Durkin provides recommendations from a Council report aiming at addressing food security in Africa and US-Africa trade relations., A new framework for US-Africa trade relations focused on agriculture and food can...

February 24, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), This report finds that US Latinos prioritize protecting jobs, favor strong leadership abroad, rank terrorism as a critical threat, and support US military superiority., Introduction, Like the...

October 28, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Michael J. Green, US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The American public’s foreign policy attitudes demonstrate support for the pivot to Asia and for free trade agreements and sustained forward military presence., Assessment of th...