Commentary and Analysis

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.

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.

A new Chicago Council survey finds Republicans stand apart in backing U.S. support for Israel during the war in Gaza.

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

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.

"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.

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.

“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.

Seven in 10 Chinese people consider their country the greatest, per a new Chicago Council-Carter Center survey.

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