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Today, most Americans don’t want a world with nuclear weapons. According to the 2020 Chicago Council Survey two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that no country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

While China might be losing friends in many countries, it still has the support of the Russian public.

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.

Old habits die hard for Russian elders, but younger Russians may be beginning to look West.

The Abraham Accords didn't provoke a reaction among many Arab states. Why?The Abraham Accords didn't provoke a reaction among many Arab states. Why?

In the aftermath of Jan. 6, some polls show a significant minority support using force to achieve political aims in some circumstances.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Craig Kafura explores how Millennials hold distinct views on US-China foreign policy.

More so than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans want the United States to play an active part in global affairs.

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004. In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Craig Kafura explains

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

Brendan Helm discusses President Biden's new sanctions on Moscow and the arrest of Aleksei Navalny.

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.”

Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

Public opinion data show relatively warm feelings between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

The Kyrgyz community in Chicagoland is small, but its economic footprint is expanding. New Kyrgyz businesses are bridging Illinois and Central Asia.

As Chicago and other global cities increasingly grapple with poor air quality, solutions to the problem vary by location.