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Ivo Daalder talks with Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell to get their perspectives on the news of the week and what to keep an eye on in the days ahead.

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

Bobby Ghosh, Steve Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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.”

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

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

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

Today, most Americans don’t want a world with nuclear weapons. According to the 2020 Chicago Council Survey two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that no country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

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.

Does an increasingly aggressive China mean the United States should maintain its posture of strategic ambiguity or adopt strategic clarity?

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

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

Pakistan's military leaders lauded the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this week. But will Pakistan's domestic threats—from a shaky economy to a rise in domestic terrorism—threaten the country's stability as a result of new leadership next

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.

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

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

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