The Chicago Council’s polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, France, the UK, Italy, and Canada.

Some countries, now awash in vaccines, are looking abroad to help other countries combat the pandemic. For those with slower rollouts, the fight against the pandemic continues.

The US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro echoed intents outlined by Trump in the 2025 National Security Strategy. While the action might have appealed to his Republican base, the strategy’s principles are mostly out of step with US public opinion on America’s engagement in the world.

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

With high-profile suspensions of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccine, fear of potential side effects and uneven efficacy of vaccine rollouts are causing concern for some.

While coronavirus restrictions are being incrementally removed in certain countries, some people are feeling concern at returning to the activities that had characterized their pre-pandemic lives.

As a new US administration led by President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take ... American views of Russia have declined substantially since the Russian annexation ... Despite electing Donald Trump—who repeatedly claimed that China is “killing”

territorial ambitions (67%), Russian power and influence in the world (60%) ... and Russian military power (54%) as critical threats to the United States. ... and Russian political and business leaders (64% each) against Putin.

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