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Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center survey shows few Russians or Americans expect great changes to US-Russia ties now or in the next 10 years, although both publics see the merits of collaboration.

With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions.

Americans overall want to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion.

Recent data shows Americans prefer diplomatic options first, but there is also record support for defending Ukraine. 

While some areas of the world continue to see population growth—many countries in Africa, for example—fertility rates are falling everywhere else. What does that mean for geopolitics?

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

But neither Americans or Ukrainians think the sanctions will force Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine in the immediate future.

Recent surveys find significant partisan differences among leaders and the public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.