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The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974.

Ryan Crocker, who served as a US ambassador, joins Deep Dish to discuss America’s relationship with Iran and Iraq.

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

Join Deep Dish for a look at what the Chinese spy balloon tells us about the readiness of the US air defense system and what type of surveillance should worry us.

Does the Sri Lanka crisis foreshadow uprisings across the Global South? Expert Ram Manikkalingam joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Weekly analysis of public opinion as governments around the world impose increasing restrictions and the number of active cases surges.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates perceptions of South Korea are positive, with Americans viewing the country as a partner rather than a rival.

"Washington and Beijing, driven by false assumptions, will probably continue the cycle of interactive steps that risk escalating bilateral tensions," Paul Heer argues.

There was no way for Blinken’s Beijing trip to go on as planned and not focus inordinately on the balloon incident, argues Paul Heer.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

A majority now say the United States should work to actively limit the growth of China's power, Council polling finds.

Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.

Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?

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

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows.

Pandemic-era shortages seem to have strengthened the public's appetite for greater economic self-sufficiency.

Russian young adults have a more positive economic and political outlook than their American counterparts, yet both youth populations think equally about emigrating.