JANUARY 22, 2015 | CHICAGO, IL, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is ranked as the #9 “Think Tank to Watch” in the world by The University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index released today. This is up two places from last year’s list, when the Council debuted for the fi...

October 18, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers., Views of Immigrants and Re...

Large majorities of Democratic and Independent foreign policy elites say they are more concerned about internal threats than external ones.

August 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Jonathan Monten , and Jordan Tama, AP Photos, Download Data (ZIP), We explore whether foreign policy professionals and the American public are on the same page when it comes to America’s strategy abroa...

Most Americans trust the information they receive from medical experts, distrust what they see on social media, and there is a partisan divide on trusting information from the US government and media.

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September 23, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng, Reuters, President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree., More than two years into the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans’ focus on ...

April 22, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Amir Farmanesh , and Brendan Helm, Reuters, A new poll shows Iranians recognize the economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with China., China has significantly increased its involvement and cooperation with Iran. Las...

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...