September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , Nick Zeller , and Sam Dong, Mark Schiefelbein / AP, Download Report (PDF), New polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center offers a rare window into how Chinese citizens view...

February 6, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Across party lines, however, opinion leaders oppose sending US troops to Taiwan to aid Taipei's defense should China invade., As Donald Tr...

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...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Ed Wray / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across racial groups want the United States to be a world leader in economic and military strength, democrati...

September 3, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Sam Dong , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Mary Altaffer / Pool via AP, Download Report (PDF), Whether Beijing should take any leadership position on the world stage, however, is an overwhelming “yes.”, New researc...

August 5, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jose Luis Magana / AP, Download Report (PDF), New polling finds 68 percent of Americans believe the costs of the war with Iran have outweighed the benefits, though Republicans stand apart., The 2026 Chicago Council Sur...

July 13, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , and Lama El Baz, Download English Report (PDF) Download Spanish Report (PDF), Results and analysis of the Council's survey of Chicagoland residents on immigration policies., Executive Summary, It’s no exaggeration to ...

December 5, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible., At the end of November, the United States authorized it...

October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Korean Central News Agency via AP, Download Report (PDF), The public is open to resuming talks with Pyongyang under certain conditions and sees benefits from trade with Seoul., The US-South Korea alliance remains one of the most ...

June 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Evan Vucci / AP, Download Report (PDF), The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974., As the NATO summit approaches on June...