February 28, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mahmoud Illean/AP, Download Report (PDF), But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats., As Israel’s strongest ally, top trading partner, and largest supplier o...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Patrick Semansky / AP, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world toda...

Council surveys find an American public split on the threat of climate change but open to cooperative efforts to limit its effects.

February 13, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, SIPA USA, Download Report (PDF), A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find., The war in Ukraine is about to enter its second year, with rumors of ...

October 17, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows., Key Findings, While six in 10 say democracy is the best form of government fo...

Several large, Chicago-based firms, including Aon and Illinois Tool Works, have expanded into or relocated to Ireland since 2021—but that’s only half the story.

August 18, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The 2022 Chicago Council Survey finds broad support for taking in Afghan refugees but not for releasing frozen funds to the Taliban., A year after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, and 21 ...

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

July 18, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, With the fighting in Syria, the American public said they would support US participation to enforce sanctions and a no-fly zone in Syria., Summary, With the fighting in Syria escalating into Damascus, there is still no consens...

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