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Americans Sound the Alarm over Corruption and Democratic Erosion

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.

A view of the US Capitol
Susan Walsh / AP
Public Opinion

Trump's UN Speech at Odds with American Public Opinion

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Trump mostly spoke for himself and a small, but vocal, segment of the Republican Party when denouncing immigration, climate action, and multilateralism at the UN General Assembly.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Support Using US Troops To Defend Poland

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Roughly six in 10 favor using US troops if Russia were to invade a NATO ally like Poland or Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

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
Defense and Security

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

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
Defense and Security

Americans Reject Idea of a Russian Sphere of Influence in Europe

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Most Americans believe the United States has too many interests in Europe to let any one country dominate the region.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference in Alaska
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Public Opinion

How Immigrants View America's Global Role

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Survey data show that regardless of when they arrived in the United States, immigrants embrace a shared vision for US foreign policy.

People view the Statue of Liberty in the distance
Mark Lennihan / AP
Public Opinion

A Crisis in Confidence: European Public Opinion in the Trump Era

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Running Numbers by Tim O'Brien

European perception of the United States has plummeted as multilateral commitments wane and international tensions rise, recent surveys show.

President Donald Trump poses during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Public Opinion

Ties Unwound: The Rise and Fall of Canada-US Trade Liberalization

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Running Numbers by Sam Dong

Decades of integration between the two North American neighbors risks coming undone.

In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, center, sits between Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto as they sign a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Martin Mejia / AP
Global Economy

Riding Shotgun: Americans Want a Break from Driving the International Order

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Running Numbers by Sam Dong

But they’re not ready to bail out of the car just yet.

President Donald Trump arrives to the G-20 summit in 2019
Susan Walsh / AP
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