August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry, J. Scott Applewhite / AP, The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance., The federal budget is a perennial election issue in...

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Richard Wike joins the Council's Dina Smeltz and Brian Hanson to examine the current global perception of American foreign policy.

September 3, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Sam Dong , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Mary Altaffer / Pool via AP, Download Report (PDF), Whether Beijing should take any leadership position on the world stage, however, is an overwhelming “yes.”, New researc...

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

Polling conducted in July for the 2021 Chicago Council Survey found seven out of ten Americans supported the withdrawal of US combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11.

Surveys on Japanese and American attitudes conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and international partners.

Joint surveys on Iranian and American attitudes conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and international partners.

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August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Carolyn Kaster / AP, While most Democrats favor taking an active part in world affairs, Republicans remain divided., As Democrats meet in Chicago to officially nominate Kamala Harris and lay out their platform for the 2024 election, ...