March 4, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Lynne Sladky/AP, Download Report (PDF), Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs., With a diverse range...

Asian Americans are far more likely to support US intervention on behalf of Taipei in the case of a Chinese invasion.

While moderate Democrats are more supportive of funding the military, liberals are more willing to deploy troops to defend allies, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

October 19, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, Subhash Nusetti, Download Report (PDF), 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 affect...

Robert Pape joins the 2026 cohort of Emerging Leaders to examine the tradeoffs inherent in deploying force and explore the limits of military power in shaping political outcomes.

Julianne Smith, Deborah Rosenblum, and Ariane Tabatabai discuss how the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement will impact US force posture, intra-NATO tensions, and Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

September 12, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Scott Snyder, Download Report (PDF), 2012 Chicago Council Survey data shows American perceptions of South Korea are strongly positive. As Americans shift their priority to Asia, South Korea is poised to continue as an important security and ec...

October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Korean Central News Agency via AP, Download Report (PDF), The public is open to resuming talks with Pyongyang under certain conditions and sees benefits from trade with Seoul., The US-South Korea alliance remains one of the most ...

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Public support for US military bases on the continent is also on the rise, Council polling reveals., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reoriented public attention to Europe, and Americans across the political spectrum support the...

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.