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While framing climate change as a national security threat isn’t new, recent reports argue when it comes to security planning, climate is the central concern, not a peripheral issue.

New Chicago Council Survey results show a majority of Americans support maintaining or increasing sanctions against Russia and views the nation as a greater threat than in previous years.

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

But American concern about large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the country has steadily decreased over the past decades.

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold.

2015 Chicago Council Survey data show that Americans favor lifting the trade embargo on Cuba and believe the changes will benefit both countries.

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

This report indicates that the American public does not yet see China as an urgent threat to national security.

A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and IranPoll survey results show that although Iranian and American public support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has waned over time, there is still sizable backing for it in both countries.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

And the ideological split between parties continues to widen, new Council polling shows.

With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public.

In the event of Iran developing nuclear weapons, the US public wants to tighten economic sanctions, and most support a return to the JCPOA.

As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.

President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.

Thirty years after the end of the cold war, Americans are divided on whether to maintain or withdraw US military troops in Germany.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is leveraging nationalist sentiments to make a move towards succession. Will it spark a new conflict?

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

While not traditionally prioritized as a tool of foreign policy, combatting world hunger has high bipartisan support from the American public.

This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants.

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

Men often fall outside of gendered stereotypes of food assistance programs, failing to reflect nuanced experiences of hunger in the United States.

After ten months of Biden in office, new public opinion data show Americans support most, but not all, of his foreign policy strategy.

Republicans see immigration as a critical threat to the country, say restricting immigration makes the US safer, and support using US troops to stop migrants from crossing into the United States. Democrats, on the other hand, do not consider

Despite majority approval among Democratic public, congressional Democrats struggle to pass immigration reform.

A survey shows more Americans now oppose expanding the US-Mexico border wall since last asked in 2016.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Concern for the state of the planet spans generations, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

Winning hearts and minds doesn't defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

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.

In this Chicago Council blog Brendan Helm explains that the American public does not accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the US government.

Survey data shows Sanders supporters are concerned about global overreach and that it comes at the expense of the economy and general quality of life.

There is broad agreement that international trade delivers benefits to consumers and to companies and is even good for creating jobs in the United States.

Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences emerge about when to deploy troops.

The Council partnered with New America to explore how Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans view key issues facing the world today.

Surveys from the Chicago Council and the Levada Analytical Center show that Russians are generally indifferent to Navalny's actions, and more suspect that he staged his own poisoning or it was a "provocation from the West" than believe the Russia

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.