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A solid majority (69%) say that it would never be justified for Moscow to use a tactical nuclear weapon in its current military operation against Kyiv.

The 2024 Chicago Council Survey finds there is often less division than imagined when it comes to long-standing pillars of US foreign policy.

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

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

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

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

Populations around the world remain divided over how comfortable they are returning to normal life as the Delta variant spreads.

The US public supports meeting with the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and more.

The impact of global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic manifests most acutely in urban settings, rendering cities essential players on the global stage. 

Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China.

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.

As US President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit, here’s what to know about US attitudes toward the alliance.

This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015.

Across the city, schools that use curricula from foreign countries give a unique edge to K-12 students seeking a globally diverse education.

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

The 2008 Chicago Council Survey focuses on attitudes about foreign policy prior to the triggering of the international financial crisis in the fall of 2008.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains pandemic preparedness must include more than research, vaccine development, and stockpiling supplies.

According to a new report, Midwestern policymakers—rather than federal leadership—must take action on immigration policy.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic will change how people across the world think about foreign relations. Craig Kafura looks at Australia as a case study for how these changes affect public opinion.

An update includes polling results from the United States, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, and Jordan.

Weekly analysis of public opinion as governments around the world impose increasing restrictions and the number of active cases surges.

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.

President Trump’s skepticism on climate change and decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is out of step with the American public overall.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

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.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

A global survey shows the public perceives COVID-19 as the world's greatest health threat and nearly two-thirds of respondents believe the vaccine should be compulsory.

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partner.

A way to reduce traffic and pollution and improve city transit systems, cordoned pricing exists in several cities around the world. Could it work in Chicago?

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.

Across party lines, the results of this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy.

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.

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

Chicago already has one of the nation’s largest food manufacturing workforces. The city is positioning itself to become the global leader in food innovation and manufacturing.

Recent survey data shows that most Americans generally oppose selling weapons, but are divided on their opinion of the US' relationship with Riyadh.

Although the vaccine has brought hope to many people, a new and more transmissible strain discovered in the United Kingdom has caused unease around the world.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

Majorities across all racial groups prefer that the United States remain impartial as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues.

Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we dig deeper into how the pandemic has affected immigrants to the US.

This Chicago Council Survey team’s COVID-19 pandemic update includes polling results from the US, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, and more.

Due to unresolved civic tensions, Chicago's Clark Street faces a potential shutdown despite expansions of outdoor dining programs in other global cities.

In some countries the year of the pandemic is coming to a close, with successful vaccination campaigns providing an exit from pandemic restrictions. But that’s not the case everywhere.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report concludes organizations need to address diversity specifically as intersectional going forward.