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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.

Food preparation is a common barrier to accessing healthy, nutritious meals for families, making SNAP expansions vital to food security.

Survey data shows that while Americans favor military action against violent extremist groups, they are less supportive of US involvement in Syria.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, we explain public opinion views on COVID-19 for the week of June 3, 2020.

This report finds that US Latinos prioritize protecting jobs, favor strong leadership abroad, rank terrorism as a critical threat, and support US military superiority.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report documents the progress made towards securing global food availability.

This public opinion survey indicates that there are key differences between moderate and liberal democrats.

The Kyrgyz community in Chicagoland is small, but its economic footprint is expanding. New Kyrgyz businesses are bridging Illinois and Central Asia.

Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates Americans are ready to support US participation to enforce sanctions and a no-fly zone in Syria.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores the free-falling relations between Japan and South Korea.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

While our other surveys have notes things such as party affiliation, gender, and age, the 2016 Chicago Council Survey also differentiated between urban, suburban, and rural locations.

Council surveys find an American public split on the threat of climate change but open to cooperative efforts to limit its effects.

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the US, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking the United States, they do not expect Russia to come out stronger.

The ramifications of Brexit are unfolding in Northern Ireland. As a result, historical, political, and religious divides are increasingly felt in debates over the future of the country's border.

Opinion surveys conducted in both the United States and Russia reflect similar disappointment and continued mistrust among the general publics.

Updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Japan, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization