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Most Americans trust the information they receive from medical experts, distrust what they see on social media, and there is a partisan divide on trusting information from the US government and media.

Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty.

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republican, and Independent foreign policy professionals support Biden’s international agenda.

A comparison of two recent polls finds some similarities—and some significant differences—in how international relations scholars and the American public want to approach China.

As Chicago and other global cities increasingly grapple with poor air quality, solutions to the problem vary by location.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

COVID-19 cases are on the decline worldwide and in some countries, people are feeling hopeful as they recover aspects of their pre-COVID lives. 

Findings from a binational survey show that Americans and Russians would like to see the two countries negotiate a nuclear agreement.

The Council's polling experts examine how American foreign policy experts think of the term "allies," and whether variations in thinking matter for US foreign policy decisions.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

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

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

Dina Smeltz discusses survey data reflecting Japanese opinion on US-China relations.

Populations around the world remain divided over how comfortable they are returning to normal life as the Delta variant spreads.

While China might be losing friends in many countries, it still has the support of the Russian public.

Survey data from several surveys in China show that the Chinese people are largely satisfied with their country's response to the pandemic.

After violent conflict between Israel and Hamas, a new Israeli governing coalition, and Palestinian repression, what would a peaceful future look like?

Some countries, now awash in vaccines, are looking abroad to help other countries combat the pandemic. For those with slower rollouts, the fight against the pandemic continues.

Outbreaks continue to emerge even as vaccinations increase; some countries feel safe to engage in more normal activities while others introduce new restrictions.