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In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels.

Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.

While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

Asian, Hispanic, and Black Americans are more likely to view climate change as a threat than Americans as a whole, data show.

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

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Black Americans are supportive of aid to Ukraine, but less likely than other Americans to back an open-ended support of Kyiv “for as long as it takes.”

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

Polling conducted in July for the 2021 Chicago Council Survey found seven out of ten Americans supported the withdrawal of US combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11.

The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

The 2019 Chicago Council Survey finds that support for South Korea as an ally remains high and bipartisan

A slim majority think Moscow should open up negotiations, but it is unclear what they might be willing to concede.