Given the rising global threats, turning inward is a politically expedient platform. But overcoming global challenges requires trust and cooperation.

With the loss of Angela Merkel, will the EU survive COVID-19, which is yet another institutional and existential blow? ​

September 10, 2025

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, US Department of Defense, But large majorities support sending additional arms and military supplies to Ukraine, and if needed, Taiwan, Council polling shows., In his 2023 budget, US President Joe Biden sought a record $813 bil...

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

Not all Republicans share President Trump's "America First" policies. Council expert Dina Smeltz explains where "Trump Republicans" and "Non-Trump Republicans" differ.

March 31, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Amir Farmanesh, David Sandoz, Download Report (PDF), Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement., Ke...

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm discuss President Biden's extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

In a shift from just a month ago, the Japanese public favors tough sanctions on Russia in concert with the US and Europe. 

2020 Chicago Council Survey findings illuminate partisan divides in views on COVID-19, race, climate change, and national security.