“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."
"People are still pretty pleased with Biden bringing America back to the table and more engaged," Elizabeth Shackelford says.
Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.
President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.
Banning press from a presidential plane and his response to truckers’ strike likely played to Yoon’s conservative base, Karl Friedhoff writes.
Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.
American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.
Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.
New Council polling offers insights into where Americans stand as the conflict drags into winter.
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