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American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

Over the past 12 months, our pollsters tracked public attitudes on everything from the war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.

Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.

Asian, Hispanic, and Black Americans are more likely to view climate change as a threat than Americans as a whole, data show.

While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

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Black Americans are supportive of aid to Ukraine, but less likely than other Americans to back an open-ended support of Kyiv “for as long as it takes.”

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

Polling conducted in July for the 2021 Chicago Council Survey found seven out of ten Americans supported the withdrawal of US combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11.

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

A slim majority think Moscow should open up negotiations, but it is unclear what they might be willing to concede.

But public opinion is sharply divided along partisan lines, 2022 Chicago Council Survey data finds.

The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent.

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

Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power.

A survey that examines the divide between foreign policy experts and the public.

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

A new Chicago Council-Levada poll reveals the Russian public appears to be buying Putin's explanation for "military operation" in Ukraine.

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.

In the United States, Democrats and Republicans remain at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of prioritizing climate change.

A 2015 survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds partisan gap on immigration issues, driven by Democrats' shift, is widest yet.

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.

Washington has started selling arms that serve a "porcupine" defense strategy to Taiwan. Whether Taipei fully embraces this new approach remains to be seen.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

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

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

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

Chicago Council Surveys conducted over the last several years (2014-2017) show remarkable stability of American opinion towards the Iran nuclear deal, both before and after the agreement was officially signed.

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.

Americans want to play an active part in world affairs but are reassessing their foreign policy priorities and how they want to engage with the world.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains how the Trump administration’s objections to the WTO don’t match those of the American public.

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

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

The 2022 Chicago Council Survey finds broad support for taking in Afghan refugees but not for releasing frozen funds to the Taliban.

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.

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

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

While moderate Democrats are more supportive of funding the military, liberals are more willing to deploy troops to defend allies, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

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

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

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

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