The G20 summit carried on without the United States this year. Here’s what the leaders' declaration reveals about the rest of the world's priorities.

November 1, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , and Libby Berry, Carlos Osorio / AP, Download Report (PDF), The 2024 Chicago Council Survey finds there is often less division than imagined when it comes to long-standing pillars of US...

January 28, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , and Sam Dong, Download Report (PDF), Results and analysis of the Council's 2025 annual survey of American views on foreign policy., Chicago Council Survey Dashboard, Explore five decades of American att...

December 20, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Lama El Baz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels., Immigration to the United States has long been a contentious and divisive issue at the foref...

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

Discover the power of cinema as we unpack the 'Oppenheimer' movie's ability to resurface long-forgotten fears and inspire dialogue around nuclear consciousness.

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...

American public opinion is increasingly at odds with US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy. Fifty years of Chicago Council on Global Affairs polling reveals why the "America First" agenda has prevailed—and where it might break down.

January 26, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations., Upon entering office, one...

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.