When cities host major events, they often make decisions that are good for business but not always good for those who live there.

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.

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.

June 20, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), While many Russians favor negotiating for peace with Kyiv, they are unwilling to give up any Ukrainian territory seized since 2014. They are, howe...

Polling shows the Japanese public supports recognizing same-sex marriages, even as officials stall on legislation to advance equality.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

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 ...

Sixty-one percent of the US public is uneasy with only the president having the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons.

Partisanship has become a major factor in foreign policy attitudes in Chicago Council Surveys; not so long-ago opinions on foreign policy seemed immune to partisan impulses.

Survey data from several surveys in China show that the Chinese people are largely satisfied with their country's response to the pandemic.