Public opinion polling shows a lack of consensus about where cyberattacks fall within the escalatory ladder of conventional warfare.

April 4, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jacquelyn Martin / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans are also slightly more likely to say Israel has gone too far in its war with Hamas than to say Israel’s actions are justified., US President Joe Biden has warned...

September 3, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China, but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade., Introduction, While Americans broadly suppor...

November 16, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, While half of Americans and a majority of Democrats say diversity makes the United States a better place to live, Republicans aren’t so sure., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (53%)—including m...

August 22, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Dannel Malloy, Download Report (PDF), A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation., Both presidential candidates have sp...

November 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public., After several years of relative calm, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are beginning to incre...

September 7, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts., Healthcare has taken center stage...

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