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Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

The 2019 Chicago Council Survey finds that support for South Korea as an ally remains high and bipartisan

This joint report examines the public opinion of changes taking place in the Asia-Pacific, including mutual concerns and competing visions, in order to make better-informed policy decisions.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security.

There is general agreement in urban, suburban, and rural communities on the economy and climate change, but there’s a difference of opinion on immigration.

James Harding, Prashant Rao, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to examine the latest on the Israel-Hamas War, its global implications, and what it means for the future of the Middle East.

How are soaring costs affecting lives and testing political support for sanctions on Russia?

American, Japanese, and South Korean publics see China as a more of a threat than a partner. Trilateral cooperation will be key to managing China's rise.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

More so than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans want the United States to play an active part in global affairs.

Richard Wike joins the Council's Dina Smeltz and Brian Hanson to examine the current global perception of American foreign policy.

However, Republican support for providing US assistance continues to steadily decline.

While President Trump has promised a vaccine before November, many are skeptical that a vaccine can safely be developed in such a short span of time.

After weeks of fierce campaigning, not much changed after Canada's snap election. What can the Trudeau government accomplish in a third term when it comes to foreign policy?

Public support for the 2021 infrastructure bill breaks across party lines and may miss the connection to US competitiveness.

In his first speech as National Security Advisor, Bolton threatened to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, bar them from traveling to the US, and use US courts to prosecute them.

In 2013, Americans’ overall views of Mexico are at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Surveys dating back to 1994.

The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.

While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

Americans across party lines say the United States should prioritize friendly-nation supply chains, despite potentially higher costs.

Although reducing energy dependence remains a top priority among Americans, a debate over energy production versus environmental protection is gaining traction.

But large majorities support sending additional arms and military supplies to Ukraine, and if needed, Taiwan, Council polling shows.

Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative.

James M. Lindsay joins the Council’s Dina Smeltz on Deep Dish to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey.

Turks may be considering realigning eastward amid negative views on Western alliances.

But those feeling an economic pinch are more likely to say that Moscow should enter peace negotiations.

Should the United States take a more militarized or diplomatic approach in Taiwan-China relations?

And bipartisan majorities of Americans support admitting new members to the alliance, Council polling shows.

Younger Americans are more confident in US power vis-a-vis China and are more likely to oppose restrictions on scientific and educational exchanges between the two.

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

The public supports US participation in the Paris climate agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, and more.

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.

For the first time since the question was first asked in the 1994 Chicago Council Survey, more Americans say that Asia is more important to the US than Europe.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.