Following high profile pauses to the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, as well as surging cases in different parts of the world, it is clear that the gains in some countries do not signal an end to the pandemic.

March 3, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunde...

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August 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), In a 21-point shift, 51 percent of Republicans now favor providing US military aid to Kyiv., As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Russian President Vlad...

Decades of integration between the two North American neighbors risks coming undone.

January 15, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries., Following t...

Survey data show that regardless of when they arrived in the United States, immigrants embrace a shared vision for US foreign policy.

October 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey, conducted roughly six months into the Trump administration, tested the appeal of "America First" ideas a...

April 30, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities of Democrats and Independents support a potential deal similar to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but only a minority of Republicans agree., For the fir...

November 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Debi Jin, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Democrats have grown more concerned than ever about weakening democracy at home, Republican worries have sharply declined., In recent years, the combination of...