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Millennials and Gen Z Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

While younger Americans are most concerned about climate change, pluralities of each generation are ready to take action to prevent it.

Climate activists Luisa Neubauer, Greta Thunberg, Lakshmi Thevasagayam, and Florian Oezcan protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

For Kishida and Biden, a Stronger Japanese Defense Posture Is Only Half the Battle

In the News
The Diplomat
Craig Kafura

It’s one thing to commit to a stronger military and another thing to use it, Craig Kafura argues.

Joe Biden meets Kishida Fumio on the way to a NATO meeting
The White House
Public Opinion

What to Expect for South Korea's Economy and Society in the Year Ahead

In the News
NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Karl Friedhoff joins other analysts to offer insights on what 2023 might bring for South Korea.

Seoul skyline
Pexels
Public Opinion

South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise

In the News
Wall Street Journal
Karl Friedhoff

“South Koreans know they are living in a very unforgiving region so perhaps taking security into their own hands is seen as a logical next step."

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gives a New Year's address on January 1, 2023.
Reuters
Global Politics

Biden Widely Trusted Abroad While Confidence in Putin Plummets

In the News
VOA
Elizabeth Shackelford

"People are still pretty pleased with Biden bringing America back to the table and more engaged," Elizabeth Shackelford says.

Elizabeth Shackelford appears on VOA Public Opinion

Year in Review: 2022 in Public Opinion

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

a sign reads 2022 in NYC
Nurphoto
Public Opinion

Brazil's Systemic Mistrust of Elections and Democracy

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

A man holds a Brazilian flag as supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro block a highway during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Reuters
Public Opinion

Yoon Sees Approval Rate Bump after Adopting Harder-Edged Image

In the News
NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Banning press from a presidential plane and his response to truckers’ strike likely played to Yoon’s conservative base, Karl Friedhoff writes.

Yoon Suk-yeol at a Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, Oct. 202
Shin Yugyeong
Public Opinion

Refugees Welcome? Americans Support Taking in Afghans, Ukrainians, Taiwanese

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.

People with suitcases approach the Ukraine-Slovakia border
NURPHOTO
Migration

European Energy Crisis Shifts Germany's Power Priorities

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

Steam erupts from a coking tower at the Thyssenkrupp steel Europe in Duisburg, Germany
NURPHOTO
Public Opinion