MAY 24, 2016, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce that Brian Hanson is joining the Council as its new Vice President for Studies. He will lead the Council’s expanding team of experts who provide insight on critical global issues.   Hanson comes to the Council from th...

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...

August 15, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Kelhan Martin, Marc Veraart, Download Report (PDF), Survey data shows that while Americans favor military action against violent extremist groups, they are less supportive of US involvement in Syria., Two million ...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

August 31, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (56%) say that how China handles the ...