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

In the News
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

Trump's Global Trade Order Is Anything But

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Tariffs will almost certainly make the US market less attractive, making it harder to sell to it, with an impact on the US consumers who have been the beneficiaries of those sales," Paul Poast writes.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Economy

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

80 Years After Hiroshima, the Nuclear Taboo Can't Be Taken for Granted

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Although the atomic bomb hasn't been used in war since it was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the possibility of its future use can never be ruled out, Paul Poast writes.

A man stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima
Stanley Troutman / AP
Defense and Security

Trump's Tariffs: Can Global Trade Survive the Shock?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brent Neiman and David Henig join Deep Dish to break down how Trump's reciprocal tariffs could impact the global economic system.

Cargo containers line a shipping terminal at the Port of Oakland on July 31, 2025.
Noah Berger / AP
Global Economy

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

In the News
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

With or Without the Pentagon, Security Conferences Are Overrated

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

A slew of Pentagon officials backed out of the annual Aspen Security Conference—don't read too much into it, Paul Poast argues.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in front of an American flag
Cliff Owen / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's Tariff 'Letter Diplomacy' Is a Sign of Desperation

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Sending out 50 letters gives the appearance of 'getting things done,'" Paul Poast writes. "It doesn’t matter if those actions are later reversed."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a letter announcing tariffs
Alex Brandon / AP
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

The Liberal International Order Is No Better or Worse Under Trump

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Despite predictions that Trump would dismantle the liberal international order, recent summits suggest it is largely how it's always been, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump arrives for a media conference at the end of the NATO summit
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy