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Americans Support Using US Troops To Defend Poland

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Six in 10 favor using US forces if Russia were to invade a NATO ally like Poland.

olish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a government meeting following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP
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Why Dambisa Moyo Thinks This Economic Moment is Different

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The global economy isn’t just slowing—it’s being completely reshaped. Here’s what that means for your future.

A man watches stock prices displayed on an electronic board at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 7, 2025.
Tatan Syuflana / AP
Global Economy

Lee at 100 Days: South Korea’s Balancing Act at Home and Abroad

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Channel News Asia
Karl Friedhoff

Karl Friedhoff weighs in on the challenges shaping South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's early leadership.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends a news conference to mark 100 days in office
Kim Hong-Ji / Pool via AP
Global Politics

Steady Decline in American Concerns About Terrorism

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

But nearly a quarter century after the September 11 attacks, Americans still view international terrorism as among the most critical threats to the United States.

a man holds an American flag near the National September 11 Memorial and Museum
John Minchillo / AP
Defense and Security

Chinese Public Is Divided over Whether to Seek Global Dominance or Share Leadership

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

"We do see a high degree of confidence in China, in the Chinese public, in their country, and the direction that the government is taking their country," Dina Smeltz explains, citing new Council-Carter Center data.

People use smartphones to film planes fly in formation during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing
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Public Opinion

The Old World Order Is Dead. Its Replacement Struggles to Be Born

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World Politics Review
Daniel W. Drezner

"Until the great powers can either agree—or at least agree to disagree—on what comes next, the new world order will remain radically incomplete," Daniel Drezner argues.

President Donald Trump meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
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Global Politics

Trump's Attack on the Fed's Independence Isn't a Global Outlier

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Even leaders of countries with strongly independent central banks have chafed against the orthodoxy" of current macroeconomic policy, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a visit to the Federal Reserve
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Global Economy

Americans Oppose Domestic Use of US Troops

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Running Numbers by Saafya Alnaqib

Republican Party supporters stand out as the only partisans in favor of using the military for domestic law enforcement, to suppress protests, and to control immigration.

Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, DC
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
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Jan Egeland on Syria's Defining Moment and a Humanitarian Reset

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As the UNGA prepares to open its 80th session, one of the world’s top humanitarian leaders explains where the global aid system is failing—and how we fix it.

Jan Egeland standing and speaking with a man and children in Idlib, Syria.
Tareq Mnadili / NRC
Human Rights

Nuanced and Skeptical: How Do Chinese View US Rivalry and Russian, North Korean Allies?

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South China Morning Post
Coauthors

“There was a lot more subtlety in the data with a plurality, 48 percent, saying that China’s interested in a shared leadership role,” Paul Heer said of the new Council-Carter Center survey.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at a military parade
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