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Back to Baseline: Views of China's Development as a Threat Recede

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004.

President Donald J. Trump joins Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at the G20 Japan Summit Public Opinion

Taiwan's 2020 Elections and the American Public

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

The US will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of Taiwan’s upcoming general election, but Americans don't accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the government.

President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Chen Chien-jen attend the 2016 inauguration. Public Opinion

Japanese Public Glad to See GSOMIA Stay In Place

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Global Politics

Adieu, World Trade Organization

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

Despite the Trump Administration’s objections to the WTO, the American public is not so quick to decry this international institution.

The second WTO Ministerial Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organization
Public Opinion

We Wish You A Merry Explicit DK/NR Response

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

A variety of holiday greeting cards
Annie Spratt
Public Opinion

Naughty or Nice: A Guide to Healthy Political Discourse This Holiday Season

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

Christmas Holiday decorations on a wood table Public Opinion

Americans Want to Be Engaged with the World—the Question Is How

In the News
The National Interest
Coauthors

All too often commentators on the American public and foreign policy conflate public weariness with foreign military intervention with a desire to disengage from global affairs.

Statue of Liberty Public Opinion

How the American Public Views China

In the News
RealClearWorld
Alexander Hitch

An important debate has cracked open about the future of the U.S.-China relationship. This was inevitable. But the debate, while increasingly contentious, has been limited to politicians, policymakers, and pundits, largely overlooking what most Americans think.

President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping shake hands Public Opinion

Six Ways in Which Liberal and Moderate Democrats Diverge on Key Issues

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

Of those who self-identify as Democrats in our 2019 Chicago Council Survey, about half are liberals while the other half are moderate/conservative. There are six key issues for which the two groups have differing opinions.

An American flag waving against a blue sky
Aaron Burden
Public Opinion

The Generational Divide Over Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Ruby Scanlon

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.

Climate change environmental activist Greta Thunberg marches at a climate change rally in Rapid City, South Dakota
Reuters
Climate and the Environment