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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.

Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative.

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

Craig Kafura unpacks Council survey findings on US attitudes toward Beijing.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

"As the new year rolls in, mutual distrust continues to obstruct mutual understanding," Paul Heer writes.

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

Over the past 12 months, our pollsters tracked public attitudes on everything from the war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East.

The US public views the Japan alliance as a significant national security benefit as concerns about China grow.

"If there’s one thing the two sides agree on, it’s that they disagree on some fundamental issues," Paul Poast writes.

China's Belt and Road Initiative serves as a sweeping urbanization project that aims to draw the world closer to Chinese markets and political influence.

Chicago recently launched a citywide composting initiative to divert food waste from landfills and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — something other global cities have been tackling for years.

Despite Washington and Beijing’s apparent satisfaction with the meeting, the tensions at the heart of the relationship show no signs of abating, Paul Heer writes.

The US public's perception of China has changed significantly since Xi Jinping took office, Craig Kafura says.

With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions.

But a majority oppose sending US troops if China were to invade the island.

"It will take years of continued improvements to rebuild American confidence and trust in China," Craig Kafura says.

Dina Smeltz unpacks new Council data that show Americans across political parties are concerned about China's rise.

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

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

The US public supports meeting with the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and more.

Half favor using US forces to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea, down from 55 percent in 2022. 

"A China beginning to lose the underpinnings of its new-found international influence could prove even more dangerous," John Austin writes.

The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should 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.

As the war in Ukraine continues, majorities say the United States should maintain or increase its commitment to NATO.

But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing.

The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement.

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

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle, Paul Heer writes.

How did Paris, Chicago, and Beijing's rivers get so dirty, and what do their cleanup efforts have in common?

The summer’s record temperatures have reignited the international farmworker health crisis.

The bloc's popularity signals dissatisfaction with the Western-run global order, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Paul Heer weighs in on how Xi Jinping thinks and what role the intelligence community should play in foreign policy.

Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

David Scheffer argues for Washington to employ "a powerful lawfare deterrent" towards China in the case of an invasion of Taiwan.

"The only viable exit ramp is substantive diplomacy aimed at deescalation, mutual understanding, and incremental attention to each other’s core concerns," Paul Heer writes.

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

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Washington should ditch the military rhetoric and refocus efforts on work with China and Mexico, Emma Sanderson argues.

Russians report limited impact of Western-imposed sanctions and continued support for the war in Ukraine.

As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.

Blinken’s China visit “could pave the way for a direct summit between US President Joe Biden and Xi,” writes Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast.