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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
Rafiq Maqbool / AP
Public Opinion

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
Public Opinion

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
Sergei Bobylev / Sputnik via AP
Public Opinion

China’s Nationalism Strong but Country Remains Wary of US, New Survey Finds

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South China Morning Post
Coauthors

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a reception following a military parade
Mahesh Kumar / AP
Public Opinion

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

Americans Are Changing Their Views of Israel. That's a Problem.

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Politico
Daniel W. Drezner

"Israel’s worst-case scenario would be to find itself in the same boat as apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s," Daniel Drezner writes.

People protest the war in Gaza at Lafayette Park across from the White House
Jose Luis Magana / AP
Public Opinion

America's Rising Support for Military Aid to Ukraine is Driven Largely by Republicans, New Poll Shows

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CNN
Coauthors

New Council polling shows Republican support for US military aid to Ukraine has increase 21 percentage points since March.

Ukrainian recruits practice military skills in sunflower field
Andriy Andriyenko / 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

How Trump's Tariffs Could Impact the US-India Relationship

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India Today
Craig Kafura

As tensions rise, Craig Kafura draws on public opinion data to unpack where everyday Americans stand on US trade policy.

Craig Kafura and other experts appear onscreen during a tv broadcast US Foreign Policy

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