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The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows.

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

This Council report indicates Americans support US involvement in Asia and seem to think that US regional efforts positively affect stability.

An important debate has cracked open about the future of the U.S.-China relationship. This was inevitable. But the debate, while increasingly contentious, has been limited to politicians, policymakers, and pundits, largely overlooking what most

Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship.

Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability.

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

African cities have emerged as proxy arenas where different modes of international relations are given effect through the development of infrastructure.

"Bipartisan consensus (on the scope of the threat) needs to be reconsidered because the wrong diagnosis could yield the wrong, or even dangerous, prescriptions," Paul Heer writes.

"We have to deal with China and the way to deal with it is to engage with it," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer in the Wire China.

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

This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade.

President Yoon will likely sell the idea of “lining up major investments coming into South Korea from American companies,” says Karl Friedhoff.

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

“Both sides continue to pursue policies that appear aimed more at competition and confrontation,” writes Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Blinken’s China visit “could pave the way for a direct summit between US President Joe Biden and Xi,” writes Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast.

China's Zero-COVID policy was "meant to be living proof of a superior system of governance," writes Kris Hartley in the Diplomat.

"The G-7 approach has three facets: ignore Russian intimidation, economically decouple from China and court nations throughout the Global South," Paul Poast writes.

America saw inaccurate polling for the House and Senate races across the country, which overestimated Democratic support in a wide range of races.

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.

The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.

Is conflict inevitable between the two superpowers? Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins Jacob Heilbrunn and Elbridge A. Colby to discuss.

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

"If the US does view China as the key threat to its interests, then neglecting Europe will effectively play into Beijing’s hands," Paul Poast writes.

David Scheffer and Uyghur activist Jewher Ilham talk to Christiane Amanpour following a report accusing China of "genocide."

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura argue that a majority of Americans support backing Taiwan as the U.S. has backed Ukraine, as long as U.S. troops aren’t involved.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.

Europe’s aim should be “to affirm Washington’s commitment to de-risking—not to decouple the Chinese economy from their own,” writes Ivo Daalder.

While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement.

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

The 2006 Chicago Council survey focused on U.S. and international public opinion on the rise of China and India and its implications on foreign policy.

China will need to promote domestic consumption to reach its potential GDP growth in 2023, argues Yang Yao.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

The 2010 Chicago Council Survey shows that Americans remain committed to an active part in world affairs—its problems, opportunities, and key actors.

The 1998 Chicago Council Survey results reflect a "guarded engagement" by a largely satisfied superpower.

The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessment of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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.

The 1994 Chicago Council survey indicates that American attitudes at both public and leadership levels reflect a "pragmatic internationalism."

Through their connection to traditional food practices, dandelions challenge colonized notions of food security and provide students with the opportunity to reconnect with Indigenous food systems.

The benefits cities gain from the prestige associated with hosting the Olympics do not offset the human costs reported every year the Games are held.

“Both sides appear more inclined to score points against each other than to acknowledge their mistakes,” says Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

Half favor using US forces to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea, down from 55 percent in 2022. 

The 2002 Chicago Council survey made it clear that 9/11 had a profound impact on the American mood and U.S. relationships with foreign countries.

The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign aid, détente, and trade policy.

Given the Biden administration’s mantra that the US-China relationship “will be competitive where it should be, collaborative where it can be, and adversarial where it must be,” Doshi’s discussion of the prospects for bilateral cooperation