April 20, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange., The current c...

From diplomacy to military intervention, Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford unpacks the ways Washington can pursue its foreign policy interests.

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds Americans overall favor long-te...

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), As the war in Ukraine continues, majorities say the United States should maintain or increase its commitment to NATO., In recent years, some Republican leaders on Capitol Hill have drifted away from ...

The ICJ is considering whether to approve provisional measures that would immediately order Israel to stop all military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

April 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Lama El Baz , and Dina Smeltz, Dmitry Serebryakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), At the same time, a plurality feel they are entitled to more., In a contentious meeting on February 28, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance...

More so than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans want the United States to play an active part in global affairs.

Recent surveys show a rise in American skepticism of the Trump administration’s approach to domestic and foreign policy. The Council explores where they stand on the economy, immigration, alliances, and more.