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...

May 8, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP, Download Report (PDF), Explore US-Russia survey research between 2021 and 2025., Introduction, Since 2017, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Center have jointly conducted opinion surveys in both the Uni...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Pavel Bednyakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably., New research conduc...

August 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), In a 21-point shift, 51 percent of Republicans now favor providing US military aid to Kyiv., As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Russian President Vlad...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Evgeniy Maloletka / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across the American melting pot support continued US aid to Kyiv., In April, President Joe Biden sig...

April 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Denis Volkov, Leo Correa / AP, Download Report (PDF), After a decade of involvement in Syria, some Russians are eager to withdraw their forces from the country., The formation of a new transitional government after the ouster of f...

March 3, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunde...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Libkos / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans support sending additional aid to Ukraine and increasing sanctions on Russia, and relatively few want to withdraw support for Kyiv., Earlier this month, Ukraine launc...

December 16, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Dina Smeltz , and Lama El Baz, Jane Hahn / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public supports deploying US troops to defend allies, particularly in Europe, but most oppose using them for territorial expansion., In 2024, Donald Trump ran ...

September 12, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows., Key Findings, On a 0-100 scale, American feelings toward both Russia (22) and China (32) are at the lowest levels ever ...