February 26, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The American public is now less concerned about the threat posed by North Korea., Introduction, North Korea’s promise to deliver an end-of-year “Christmas gift” went unfulfilled amid signs t...

What does the American public think of the American intelligence community and its efforts at global surveillance?

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

October 19, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Gregory Holyk, Scout Tufankjian, Download Report (PDF), The Council examines public opinion on key foreign policy topics that will be covered in the third and final 2012 Presidential debate., Key Findings , Foreign policy will t...

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MAY 6, 2019, Despite tensions between the United States and Mexico sparked from the Trump administration’s push to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), along with the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs, Mexicans and Americans largely agree on the benefits and impor...

JANUARY 22, 2015 | CHICAGO, IL, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is ranked as the #9 “Think Tank to Watch” in the world by The University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index released today. This is up two places from last year’s list, when the Council debuted for the fi...

August 2, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Dina Smeltz and Lily Wojtowicz, Pedro Szekely, Download Report (PDF), New Chicago Council Survey results show a majority of Americans support maintaining or increasing sanctions against Russia and views the nation as a greater threat than in previous years...

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...

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.