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September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , Nick Zeller , and Sam Dong, Mark Schiefelbein / AP, Download Report (PDF), New polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center offers a rare window into how Chinese citizens view...

Does President Lukashenka's decision to let migrants back over the border into Belarus mean the crisis is over?

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...

Issues, A Golden Era for US-Central Asia Relations?, PAST EVENT VIDEO, Edil Baisalov, Ajar Chekirova, Elena Son-LaRocco, and Alexander Cooley explore Central Asia’s rising role and what it could mean for US engagement and diaspora communities., Apr 30, Ana Miyares Photography, The New World Ord...

Deep Dish dissects the surprising election results and what they mean for Poland’s future within the EU.

The new strategy "suggests a very geographically grounded way of thinking about defense," former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told the Council. She explains what it could mean for China, the war in Ukraine, and US alliances—and what comes next.

The Biden administration emphasizes strengthening ties with America's global allies and partners. Which countries do Americans view as their allies—and adversaries?

March 28, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lily Wojtowicz, Eurasian Women's Forum, Download Report (PDF), Findings from a new US-Russia binational survey, conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center, reveal that publics in both countr...