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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.

The 2014 Chicago Council Survey of American public opinion and US foreign policy shows public support for an “Active” Role in world affairs.

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.

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

Check out our round up of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development!

The 2002 Chicago Council survey made it clear that 9/11 had a profound impact on the American mood and U.S. relationships with foreign countries.

2015 Chicago Council Survey results demonstrate the American public remains committed to engagement in the world.

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

In his first speech as National Security Advisor, Bolton threatened to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, bar them from traveling to the US, and use US courts to prosecute them.

A new experiment by researchers from the University of Illinois at Springfield, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds that policy experts care about formal alliances. But even alliance relationships have limits.

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.

Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

Our weekly roundup the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

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

Americans want to play an active part in world affairs but are reassessing their foreign policy priorities and how they want to engage with the world.

The war in Afghanistan has lasted more than 17 years, and the overall situation has improved little over those years.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

A survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs highlighting key foreign policy topics that will be covered in the final 2012 Presidential debate.

New surveys find that Americans are willing to pay more for fuel in order to support Ukraine.

"The inevitability of the outcome does not make it any less tragic, but the tragedy does not make the decision to withdraw wrong," Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford explains.