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Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

A new Chicago Council-Levada poll reveals the Russian public appears to be buying Putin's explanation for "military operation" in Ukraine.

Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.

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

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.

While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.

Younger Americans are more confident in US power vis-a-vis China and are more likely to oppose restrictions on scientific and educational exchanges between the two.

But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats.

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.

New Chicago Council-Ipsos polling finds large, bipartisan majorities in support of evacuating and relocating to the United States their Afghan allies and others in danger from the Taliban.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

Americans across party lines say the United States should prioritize friendly-nation supply chains, despite potentially higher costs.

But those feeling an economic pinch are more likely to say that Moscow should enter peace negotiations.

While Ukrainians may be willing to give up on the idea of NATO membership, they will not accept their government ceding territory to Russia.

Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff analyze findings of a recent poll examining American public opinion on US relations with Japan.

Polling finds that Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have different preferences regarding a solution to the conflict with Israel.

The 2022 Chicago Council Survey finds broad support for taking in Afghan refugees but not for releasing frozen funds to the Taliban.

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.