December 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Shuji Kajiyama / AP, Download Report (PDF), In a crisis over the Senkaku Islands, the US public favors sending additional troops to Japan—but no aid to retake the territory., The 2024 Chicago Council Survey and a series of Chica...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Libkos / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans support sending additional aid to Ukraine and increasing sanctions on Russia, and relatively few want to withdraw support for Kyiv., Earlier this month, Ukraine launc...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, David Goldman / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy., The 2024 US presidential elec...

The Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy influences discourse and decisions on important US foreign policy and national security issues by researching public opinion and producing original policy analysis.

October 29, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across party lines believe trade with Canada and Mexico strengthens US national security., Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have be...

In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, Council experts unpack how the American public views the US role in the world.

October 7, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Oded Balilty / AP, Download Report (PDF), As the war in Gaza continues, rifts between progressive and moderate Democrats are deepening—and cracks within the Republican Party are also beginning to show., The security partnership bet...

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

October 7, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Anna Kosovac , Kris Hartley , Michele Acuto , and Darcy Gunning, Haseeb Hussain, Download Report (PDF), The impact of global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic manifests most acutely in urban settings, rendering cities essential players...

Roughly six in 10 favor using US troops if Russia were to invade a NATO ally like Poland or Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.