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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.

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

This joint report examines the public opinion of changes taking place in the Asia-Pacific, including mutual concerns and competing visions, in order to make better-informed policy decisions.

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

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.

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.

James Harding, Prashant Rao, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to examine the latest on the Israel-Hamas War, its global implications, and what it means for the future of the Middle East.