August 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Debi Jin and Craig Kafura, Jeff Chiu / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most younger Americans don't see China as a critical threat to the United States and favor a policy of friendly cooperation and engagement., Amid intensifying US-China tensions—f...

December 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Debi Jin , Christina Chen , and Kuan-chen Lee, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans r...

February 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Iryna Rybakova / Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP, Download Report (PDF), They are also divided on the United States’ participation in Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” to defend a...

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...

May 31, 2016, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Harley Jones, Ozzie Stern, Download Report (PDF), This report looks at chronic violence and community resilience in the US and around the world and makes policy recommendations for addressing chronic violence in urban areas., Chronic violence in America clai...

June 30, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Virginia Mayo / AP, Download Report (PDF), A new Chicago Council survey finds bipartisan majorities support the NATO alliance, including US troop deployments in Germany and Poland., At the 2026 NATO Summit, allies are expected to focus...

April 2, 2012, RESEARCH Report, Henry Chen, Download Report (PDF), This report looks at emerging cities—namely Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei—and their ability to attract, retain, and generate flows of ideas, capital, and people., New York and London remain the world’s most global cities, wh...

February 15, 1975, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The inaugural Chicago Council Survey was conducted in December 1974 to seek and understand the views of the public and national leaders on a series of international que...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Vincent Thian / AP, Download Report (PDF), Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of...

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...