The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Japan, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.

September 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Emily Sullivan , Dina Smeltz , and Anton Grushetsky, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), But neither Americans or Ukrainians think the sanctions will force Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine in the immediate future., Public opinion plays an imp...

Summits, like this week’s between Trump and Xi, are never cost-free.

The two leaders left the US-China summit without any agreement on technology competition, trade, or Taiwan.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

As it enters its 250th year, the United States faces an international political system it can neither dominate nor disregard. American leaders will have to do something they have long resisted: learn how to actually play the game.

Due to unresolved civic tensions, Chicago's Clark Street faces a potential shutdown despite expansions of outdoor dining programs in other global cities.

Brendan Helm, Craig Kafura, and Karl Friedhoff analyze views on COVID vaccinations, finding Americans are divided on whether to be vaccinated despite increasing availability.