Data and analysis tracking trends and shifts in American public opinion and US foreign policy since 1974.

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Over the past 12 months, our pollsters tracked public attitudes on everything from the war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East.

September 4, 2004, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Robert Y. Shapiro , Jennie Taylor , and Christopher B. Whitney, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2004 Chicago Council Survey explores public opinion on core con...

As Ukraine kicks off its counteroffensive, how are everyday Russians feeling about the war? Our latest polls offer some insights.

April 17, 2019, RESEARCH Book by Phil Levy, Download Report (PDF), This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade., Introduction, This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade. It begi...

October 11, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), For the first time since the question was first asked by the Council in 1994, only a minority (40%) of Americans consider a large influx of immigrants and refugees a “critical threa...

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

APRIL 17, 2019, U.S. credibility in trade has been undeniably damaged in recent years but perhaps not yet beyond repair, argues a new trade monograph from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Delving into the forces shaping trade policy for the last three decades, the research highlights a way ...

With the 2024 US presidential election quickly approaching, here’s a look at American attitudes on trade, overseas conflicts, and more.