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

September 23, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng, Reuters, President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree., More than two years into the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans’ focus on ...

January 10, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show., Key Findings, Two-thirds of Americans (67%) support long-term US bases in Japan, an all-time high in Chicago Council S...

Students from Monmouth College drafted a report that evaluated the economic development agencies of small cities in eight states across the Midwest.

In a shift from just a month ago, the Japanese public favors tough sanctions on Russia in concert with the US and Europe. 

As the end of Putin's presidential term limits draw closer, many international observers wonder what Russia's leadership will look like after 2024.

Japan has been one of the countries on the frontlines of the COVID crisis, highlighted by the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off Yokohama following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard.

August 11, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Wang Yu Ching, Download Report (PDF), Should China invade Taiwan, 2022 Chicago Council Survey data show most Americans would support sending arms but not US troops., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiw...

Although data shows South Koreans remain uncomfortable with homosexuality, recent trends show an increase in acceptance.