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Majorities of young Americans agree the alliance is essential to US security but at lower levels than older generations.

Survey data shows Sanders supporters are concerned about global overreach and that it comes at the expense of the economy and general quality of life.

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

Many hesitate to give their opinions on the conflict, but attitudes seem to fall along partisan lines on whether the United States made the right move.

The United States and Germany are sending their best tanks to Ukraine. Here’s why that matters.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

A center-right party’s landslide victory in one of North America’s most liberal cities offers a cautionary tale about polling in urban areas.

A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center survey shows few Russians or Americans expect great changes to US-Russia ties now or in the next 10 years, although both publics see the merits of collaboration.

Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic will change how people across the world think about foreign relations. Craig Kafura looks at Australia as a case study for how these changes affect public opinion.

Brendan Helm, Craig Kafura, and Karl Friedhoff analyze views on COVID vaccinations, finding Americans are divided on whether to be vaccinated despite increasing availability.

New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as the greatest threat.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that the American public is more likely than ever to say that international trade benefits the US.

Recent polling shows Turks have become more favorably inclined toward the European Union and NATO, while attitudes toward Russia and China have grown more negative.

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004. In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Craig Kafura explains

Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas.