October 9, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm , Alexander Hitch , and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey finds that though Republicans and Democrats differ on whether President Trump’s strategy is an effective approach to trade policy, the American public...

July 17, 2018

November 30, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Download Topline (PDF), Americans across party lines say the United States should prioritize friendly-nation supply chains, despite potentially higher costs., Key Findings, Seven in 10 Americans (69%) say the United States should ...

July 6, 2026

March 8, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Americans show clear concern about North Korea’s nuclear capability and consider preventing the spread of nuclear weapons as a highly important US foreign policy goal., Key Findings, North Korea now fa...

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

May 19, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Suh Young Park, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partne...

October 19, 2018

Suzanne Akhras Sahloul discusses the positive impact of refugees and immigrants on communities in Chicago.

The Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy influences discourse and decisions on important US foreign policy and national security issues by researching public opinion and producing original policy analysis.