October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing., US President Donald Trump and Chinese P...

March 6, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that a majority in Mexico now express a favorable view of the United States., Intr...

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 ...

October 9, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong and Craig Kafura, Charles Krupa / AP, Download Report (PDF), While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree...

October 13, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura analyze survey data showing that for the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical...

June 26, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jacquelyn Martin / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities in USMCA publics believe the 2020 trilateral free trade agreement has been beneficial to their economies, but Mexicans and Canadians are reticent about how much t...

July 10, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Brendan Helm, US Army, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey data shows that most Americans generally oppose selling weapons, but are divided on their opinion of the US' relationship with Riyadh., As...

September 7, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts., Healthcare has taken center stage...

July 13, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Nam Y. Huh / AP, Download Report (PDF), In the aftermath of Operation Midway Blitz, residents in Chicago, suburban Cook County, and Lake County say Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions have gone too far., In ear...

October 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Lindsey Wasson / AP, Download Report (PDF), At the same time, fewer Americans now compared to a decade ago are convinced their country is exceptional., While some observers describe US President Donald Trump’s fore...