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

Since 2016, Americans' favorability toward South Korea, India, and Japan is stable, while favorability toward China decreased by 12 points.

As of April 1, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 45,000 people globally and infected more than 900,000. How are publics around the world reacting?

Fifty years ago, US President Richard Nixon traveled to China and established the basis for a normalization of relations between the two powers. Are we due for another transformation?

This survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs indicates American public opinion shows steadily growing American support for the US-Korea alliance.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, new public opinion data shows that the conflict likely came as a surprise to many on both sides.

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.

Discover the power of cinema as we unpack the 'Oppenheimer' movie's ability to resurface long-forgotten fears and inspire dialogue around nuclear consciousness.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze public opinion data showing while most Americans think US democracy is still functioning, they believe it has been either temporarily or permanently weakened.

Ambassador David Scheffer shares his reactions on John Bolton's recent comments on the United States' relationship with Afghanistan.

What is driving the recent increase in North Korean missile launches—and how should the US respond?

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

Former US Special Envoy for Israeli Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk joined us after the 2021 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to explore the pattern driving the violence.

Dina Smeltz shares public opinion on the key topics that will be discussed at the first 2020 presidential debate.

Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty.

Findings from this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey show that Russians believe eastern areas of Ukraine should be independent states.

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

In advance of President Obama’s trip to Mexico for the North American leaders’ summit on February 19, a survey finds Americans and Mexicans recognize the importance of US-Mexico economic relations.

Polling shows the Japanese public supports recognizing same-sex marriages, even as officials stall on legislation to advance equality.

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

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

Can the world actually move away from fossil fuels?

Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

The public continues to believe such security relationships benefit both the United States and its allies.

Survey data shows that Russians are more likely than Americans to say that their nation's government handled the coronavirus pandemic effectively.

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.

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.

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

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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress about the war in Ukraine with Russia, after meeting with President Joe Biden.

Will Biden shift Saudi Arabia from a “pariah” to a partner – should he? Experts Martin Indyk and Sarah Leah Whitson join Deep Dish to discuss.

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

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

To address the Red Sea attacks, Americans would rather use economic sanctions to force the Houthis (and Iran) to concede the waters.

Find out how this Eastern European poster child for democracy backslid into autocracy, and what lessons it holds for the rest of the West.

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

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

It has now been a year since many nations began to implement restrictions due to the pandemic. As the global health crisis drags into its second year, more people seek the vaccine as a way to return to normal.

A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community.