December 18, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Virginia Mayo / AP, Download Report (PDF), Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s aversion to alliances, foreign policy professionals across the American political spe...

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...

June 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Evan Vucci / AP, Download Report (PDF), The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974., As the NATO summit approaches on June...

March 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Efrem Lukatsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), While most support providing medevac services to injured peacekeepers, the public is divided over backing a peacekeeping force militarily., UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hos...

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Six in 10 continue to support providing economic aid and sending additional arms and military supplies to the Ukrainian government, down slightly from a year ago., Continued economic ...

February 1, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Joshua D. Kertzer , and Jonathan Monten, AP Photos, Download Data (ZIP), We look at where foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—as Joe Biden takes office., To inves...

August 25, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), Ahead of Prime Minister Bennett's first visit to Washington, Council data show partisan divides on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, support for a Palestinian state, and more., In re...

February 28, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mahmoud Illean/AP, Download Report (PDF), But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats., As Israel’s strongest ally, top trading partner, and largest supplier o...

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.