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Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

The 2020 Chicago Council Survey illuminates how self-described Democrats and Republicans feel about key presidential debate issues.

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

Check out the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

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

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura analyze survey data showing that for the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical threat to the United States.

Thirty years after the end of the cold war, Americans are divided on whether to maintain or withdraw US military troops in Germany.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

Republicans see immigration as a critical threat to the country, say restricting immigration makes the US safer, and support using US troops to stop migrants from crossing into the United States. Democrats, on the other hand, do not consider

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

Results from a Chicago Council survey show that more Americans think the January 3 drone strike that killed Quasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe.

Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support.

While not traditionally prioritized as a tool of foreign policy, combatting world hunger has high bipartisan support from the American public.

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

On the heels of Ukrainian president Zelenskyy’s meeting with US President Biden, the 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a record 50 percent of Americans favor the use of US troops if Russia were to invade the rest of Ukraine.

Despite majority approval among Democratic public, congressional Democrats struggle to pass immigration reform.

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

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

Polling expert Dina Smeltz explains why the new Middle East peace plan will have an upward climb to acceptance based on public opinion.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants.

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

President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.

Does a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics have public support among countries doing so? Data show modest support—and skepticism.

Results from the 2017 Chicago Council survey suggest that Republicans tend to doubt that trade agreements are a win-win for all parties involved, and their critical views of NAFTA reflect that suspicion.

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

This survey shows a majority of Americans support the broad outlines of an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program to civilian uses.

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.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

While two-thirds of Americans overall continue to support the withdrawal, a majority of Republicans now oppose it, a new survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos reveals.

The Council partnered with New America to explore how Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans view key issues facing the world today.

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

In this Chicago Council blog Brendan Helm explains that the American public does not accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the US government.

Survey data show the American public believes relations with each of the countries are important. However, there is a variance in the opinion that shows larger issues affecting the trilateral relationship.

Men often fall outside of gendered stereotypes of food assistance programs, failing to reflect nuanced experiences of hunger in the United States.

Overall, Americans say the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians is unacceptable.

There is broad agreement that international trade delivers benefits to consumers and to companies and is even good for creating jobs in the United States.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey found that while the American public supports sanctions against North Korea, they don't support overt military action.

A February 2019 poll found most Americans describe the United States and China as rivals (63%) rather than partners (32%).

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

But a majority oppose sending US troops if China were to invade the island.

New data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests the difference in opinion is beginning to narrow on the perceived threat of China.

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.

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported another candidate.