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Findings from a binational survey show that Americans and Russians would like to see the two countries negotiate a nuclear agreement.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Wilson Center co-hosted a panel discussion about the results of a Chicago Council survey of public attitudes on foreign policy and the Trump administration.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Brendan Helm, Dina Smeltz, and Arik Burakovsky explain Putin’s 2024 plans.

Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

Should reunification of North and South Korea eventually take place, Americans favor maintaining the alliance but are split on keeping US forces on the Korean Peninsula.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

Brendan Helm discusses President Biden's new sanctions on Moscow and the arrest of Aleksei Navalny.

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how people in Japan and South Korea agree on primary issues that would improve the countries’ relationship.

This report finds that US Latinos prioritize protecting jobs, favor strong leadership abroad, rank terrorism as a critical threat, and support US military superiority.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report documents the progress made towards securing global food availability.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, we explain public opinion views on COVID-19 for the week of June 3, 2020.

Recent surveys reveal that large majorities of both Russians and Americans now view their countries as rivals.

Council surveys find an American public split on the threat of climate change but open to cooperative efforts to limit its effects.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores the free-falling relations between Japan and South Korea.

The pandemic, supply chains, and inflation hit this holiday shopping season. Are trade politics to blame? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking the United States, they do not expect Russia to come out stronger.

Results from the 2022 Chicago Council Survey show Americans want to keep supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, despite inflation concerns at home.

The ramifications of Brexit are unfolding in Northern Ireland. As a result, historical, political, and religious divides are increasingly felt in debates over the future of the country's border.

While China might be losing friends in many countries, it still has the support of the Russian public.

The Council's polling experts examine how American foreign policy experts think of the term "allies," and whether variations in thinking matter for US foreign policy decisions.

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

Brendan Helm examines tech firms' actions in the wake of cybersecurity failures.

A survey of American foreign policy experts paints a portrait of a declining Russia, with its broad influence deteriorating as China’s influence rises.

Survey data from several surveys in China show that the Chinese people are largely satisfied with their country's response to the pandemic.

Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows public concern about Islamic fundamentalism has increased 15 percent since 2014.

Public opinion signals the conflict is in dire need of stronger leadership and more practical policies.

On Deep Dish, we discuss if the ROK and Japan can finally resolve their fight over history and cooperate on Asia security.

New polling reveals that little has changed in terms of South Korean attitudes towards the US-South Korea military alliance.

Washington Post contributing editor Daniel Drezner joins Deep Dish to discuss trade disputes and whether they could lead to another world war.

The unknown story of Zelensky’s powerful wartime leadership.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Japans Coronavirus Measures.

This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers.

Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, structure, and sociology, as well as its influence on Iranian society, its economy, and its educational system.