The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

Public Opinion, Chicago Council Survey data tracks trends in American public opinion on US foreign policy since 1975., Survey Reports, Research, Analysis and policy recommendations on US foreign policy and national security., All Research, Events, Policymakers and influencers share their experien...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows., The American public has come a long way in its attitudes toward South Korea. Positive feeling...

April 15, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff, The White House, Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff analyze findings of a recent poll examining American public opinion on US relations with Japan., Prime Minister Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet with Pr...

A plurality of Kenyans express somewhat or very positive opinions about the economic influences of outside state actors in their country.

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Julia Lane about her work advancing diversity in STEM.

Increasing climate crisis events necessitate bolder government response. The Growing Climate Solutions Act is one Congressional answer that advocates say benefits both farmers and the planet.