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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.

Survey results show President Trump’s threats and bullying tactics with Seoul haven't lessened support for the alliance with South Korea.

While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues.

Council Public Opinion Intern Charlie Rahr examines the United States' international allies' opinions on the 2020 US Presidential election results.

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic from around the world, including the US, Japan, Brazil, the UK, Italy and France.

Results from the 2017 Chicago Council survey suggest that Republicans tend to doubt that trade agreements are a win-win for all parties involved, and their critical views of NAFTA reflect that suspicion.

Minorities show greater support toward international trade than whites, which is puzzling in part because minorities are more likely to experience unemployment.

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

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

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.

Palestinians are critical of the US and Peace to Prosperity plan.

A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community.

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

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

A roundup of recent polling offers insights into American attitudes toward the conflict.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey found that while the American public supports sanctions against North Korea, they don't support overt military action.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how people in Japan and South Korea agree on primary issues that would improve the countries’ relationship.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Craig Kafura explores how Millennials hold distinct views on US-China foreign policy.

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

In this Chicago Council blog Craig Kafura explores Americans’ preferred holiday greetings and their views on how businesses should greet their customers.

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

Recent surveys reveal that large majorities of both Russians and Americans now view their countries as rivals.

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

New polling reveals that little has changed in terms of South Korean attitudes towards the US-South Korea military alliance.

The 2016 Chicago Council Survey shows 75 percent of Americans support either maintaining or increasing the United States' commitment to NATO.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that the American public is more likely than ever to say that international trade benefits the US.

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.

This survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows public concern about Islamic fundamentalism has increased 15 percent since 2014.

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.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Japans Coronavirus Measures.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Brendan Helm examines tech firms' actions in the wake of cybersecurity failures.

The United Nations has been grappling with two global conflicts that it has so far been unable to deescalate – the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

The coronavirus pandemic has rendered journalism and freedom of the press even more vulnerable than in previous years, especially in countries that were already facing difficulties.

A survey of American foreign policy experts paints a portrait of a declining Russia, with its broad influence deteriorating as China’s influence rises.

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.

This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers.

Data from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey revealed that certain issues which once divided those living in cities, suburbs, or the country have become sources of agreement

Survey data shows thirty-year lows for American views of Russia.

A large majority of Democrats consider racial inequality a critical threat to the country, while Republicans consider it a relatively low-level threat.

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

The U.S. has given more money to Israel than any other country since 1946.

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

Council survey data finds Americans place a high priority on a secure energy supply and expect renewal sources will overtake fossil fuels in the next 10 years.

Large majorities of the public view international trade as good for the US economy, job creation, and people like them.

Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.