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This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post by Dina Smeltz explores the current polarization in Nicaragua between the government and its citizens.

Public opinion data show relatively warm feelings between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Can we prevent global democracy’s death? Hoover Institution's Larry Diamond joins Deep Dish to offer his assessment and a dire warning.

In the aftermath of Jan. 6, some polls show a significant minority support using force to achieve political aims in some circumstances.

But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats.

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

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

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

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

The AUKUS submarine deal was strongly condemned by China and France, but will likely enjoy broad support among US and Australian publics.