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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.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.

Majorities across racial groups want the United States to be a world leader in economic and military strength, democratic values, and more.

When it comes to the conflict in the Middle East, American foreign policy professionals are more divided along partisan lines than the general public.

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.

Americans of color tend to be more supportive of efforts to address climate change than White Americans.

Political affiliation is far more closely associated with immigration policy preferences than race or ethnicity, polling finds.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

Majorities across racial and ethnic groups say international trade benefits consumers, job creation, and the domestic economy.

Republicans with a somewhat favorable or unfavorable view of the former president are more likely to say US assistance to Kyiv has been worth the cost.

Republicans see immigration as a critical threat to the country, say restricting immigration makes the US safer, and support using US troops to stop migrants from crossing into the United States. Democrats, on the other hand, do not consider

In this Chicago Council blog Dina Smeltz explores how different populations perceive the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show.

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

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to quickly spread across the globe, Council experts assess public opinion around the virus and its impact.

Recent surveys show that a majority of Americans sympathize with the protests occurring across the country since the death of George Floyd.

Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.

This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that a majority in Mexico now express a favorable view of the United States.