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In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 Republicans agree.

With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse.

The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world today.

The 2015 Chicago Council Survey finds roughly four in 10 Americans believe climate change is a serious problem.

While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree.

When it comes to the conflict in the Middle East, American foreign policy professionals are more divided along partisan lines than the general public.

As the war in Gaza continues, rifts between progressive and moderate Democrats are deepening—and cracks within the Republican Party are also beginning to show.