Suzanne Lynch, Ken Moriyasu, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

November 20, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , and Allison Von Borstel, Toa Heftiba, Download Report (PDF), In regard to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Republicans (59%) say the US should take Israel’s side, while majorities of Democrats (75%) and Independen...

September 23, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Liz Deadrick, NASA, Download Report (PDF), New Chicago Council Survey results show that most Americans aren’t extremely concerned about climate change, but many believe the government isn’t doing enough to ...

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

March 4, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Lynne Sladky/AP, Download Report (PDF), Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs., With a diverse range...

June 19, 2026, Shaping the Next 250 Years, Video Series, Featured Video, Watch how the Council is leading the conversations that will define what comes next., America at 250, April 25, 2026, From Monroe to Donroe: The New Doctrine in American Foreign Policy, Video Series, Featured Video, Council ...

August 25, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), American, Japanese, and South Korean publics see China as a more of a threat than a partner. Trilateral cooperation will be key to managing China's rise., Against a backdrop of gro...

December 10, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Lintao Zhang, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power., Results of the 2021 Chicago Council Survey (conducted July 7...

April 29, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal, Download Report (PDF), In May 2013, Americans' overall views of Mexico were at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Survey history, and relatively few Americans are aware that Mexico is...