October 3, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Craig Kafura and James Dingwall, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council Surveys conducted over the last several years (2014-2017) show remarkable stability of American opinion towards the Iran nuclear deal, both before and after the agreement was offic...

July 6, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Frode Overland Andersen, Download Report (PDF), The 2016 Chicago Council Survey shows 75 percent of Americans support either maintaining or increasing the United States' commitment to NATO., Americans View NATO as Essen...

August 11, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Wang Yu Ching, Download Report (PDF), Should China invade Taiwan, 2022 Chicago Council Survey data show most Americans would support sending arms but not US troops., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiw...

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast explains why both are a key part of American foreign policy.

As President Biden heads to the UN climate summit, one Senator has gutted his plans for clean energy reform.

In early February 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia withdrew from the treaty the next day.

In a shift from just a month ago, the Japanese public favors tough sanctions on Russia in concert with the US and Europe. 

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Pavel Bednyakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably., New research conduc...

The free trade agreement between India and the European Union is a bold statement by middle powers, demonstrating to both the US and China that there could be better alternatives in a multipolar world.

Celebrating 100 years. Embarking on the next.