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The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign aid, détente, and trade policy.

The 1986 Chicago Council survey showed the desire to protect American jobs or to secure access to energy still takes priority over altruistic objectives.

The 2005 Chicago Council Survey explored public opinion on democracy promotion post-September 11 world as one of the core principles of US foreign policy

The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessment of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Indiana state legislature recently passed a bill, signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence, would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

A joint task force outlines some key principles and judgments in managing the United States' relationships with Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.

This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains why the United States needs to do more to ensure women are equally represented in legislative bodies.

American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.

For the 13th year in a row, freedom declined around the world — with more countries falling down freedom’s ranks than moving up.

This paper provides recommendations for corporate engagement with public policy issues for societal objectives.

The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

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

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

In this Chicago Council blog Brendan Helm explores Americans public opinion about whether the US-India relationship does more to strengthen or weaken US national security.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss if the European Union can stay politically relevant after COVID-19 and Brexit.

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic includes polling results from around the world.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.

In this episode, Garrison host's John C. Austin for a discussion of his theory of "Ally On-Shoring", a proposed method of economic and security cooperation among democracies in the face of the rising challenges of a revisionist China abroad and a

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

While President Trump has promised a vaccine before November, many are skeptical that a vaccine can safely be developed in such a short span of time.

Israelis and Palestinians sharply disagree over the benefits of Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Deep Dish host Brian Hanson shares five recent episodes that help explain what’s happening in our world today and why these issues are so important.

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

The Chicago Council’s polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, France, the UK, Italy, and Canada.

A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.

A new administration may find that the summit overloads its circuits at a demanding time.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Polls show an American public deeply divided along partisan lines in their interpretation of the events, who is to blame, and what should be done as a result. 

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, examines how the events at the US Capitol influence US standing abroad.

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

Council Public Opinion Intern Charlie Rahr examines the United States' international allies' opinions on the 2020 US Presidential election results.

Ivo Daalder, Kori Schake and David Sanger discuss the international challenges facing the Biden administration.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze public opinion data showing while most Americans think US democracy is still functioning, they believe it has been either temporarily or permanently weakened.

America should view its many threats as a collective advance of illiberalism acting against the post-World War II democratically led, rules-based world order.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partner.

A final Trump-Era survey confirms broad popular support for the intelligence community and reveals opportunities for greater transparency.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why press freedom is more than an important feature of democracy—it's a foreign policy priority.

A report from the Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation Amid China’s Rise recommends a new policy mix that leverages each country’s individual strengths and advantages.