July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Ohad Zwigenberg / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across all racial groups prefer that the United States remain impartial as fighting between Israel and...

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.

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

January 14, 2021

Most think Trump is focusing too much on tariffs and not enough on the rest of the economy. A few, however, think trade barriers are worth the price.

September 23, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Mindaugas Kulbis / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad., The US alliance system has been a pillar of US foreign relations over the past 70 years. But with t...

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

November 4, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report says that Americans remain supportive of the US military presence in Japan., Introduction, President Trump’s longstanding skepticism toward US alliances and the coming negotiations over...

January 14, 2026

August 6, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Whether attacked by its neighbors or Tehran, majorities of Americans oppose using US troops to come to Israel’s defense., Israelis are braced for possible retaliatory military action from Iran after an Israeli str...