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China and the World: How Citizens View Their Country's Global Future

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Join us as we discuss the results of a new survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world.

Leslie Vinjamuri, Yawei Liu, Dina Smeltz, Paul Heer on the Council stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Democracy in the Age of Quantum + AI

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Global Quantum Forum

Dina Smeltz, Kate Weber, and Ethan Bueno de Mesquita discuss how Americans view quantum and AI, and what it means for democracy.

Two people sit in a white couch while talking on stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Americans Sound the Alarm over Corruption and Democratic Erosion

BLOG
Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.

A view of the US Capitol
Susan Walsh / AP
Public Opinion

Trump's UN Speech at Odds with American Public Opinion

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Trump mostly spoke for himself and a small, but vocal, segment of the Republican Party when denouncing immigration, climate action, and multilateralism at the UN General Assembly.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Research

American Support for Legal Immigration Reaches New Heights

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass
Charles Krupa / AP
Migration

Democrats and Republicans Grapple with Internal Divisions on Israel

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

As the war in Gaza continues, rifts between progressive and moderate Democrats are deepening—and cracks within the Republican Party are also beginning to show.

a person holds an American flag in front of Israeli flags
Oded Balilty / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Joshua Busby 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Daniel W. Drezner 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Council expert Daniel W. Drezner