November 30, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects., Climate change has affected the lives of every American in some way, yet it is a highly polarizing and divisive issue. The 202...

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...

The laws of war were designed to protect civilians amid armed conflicts. Are they still fit for purpose?

October 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds evi...

August 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Jonathan Monten , and Jordan Tama, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade., Two surveys—the 2022 Chicago Council survey of the American pu...

Recent polls show Democrats and Independents oppose US policy toward the conflict, while Republicans back the Trump administration's approach.

With the tournament set to kick off at a moment of geopolitical strain, authoritarian powers are seizing an opportunity.

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.