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Foreign Policy Reception

PAST EVENT

Council members are invited to join us for a reception with foreign policy organizations and thought leaders from across the country alongside the 2024 DNC.

A display of American flags onstage at the Democratic National Convention in 2020.
Carolyn Kaster / AP

A Diversity of Opinion: Race, Age, and US Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT VIDEO

A conversation with polling experts during the week of the DNC in Chicago explores how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy.

During the week of the DNC in Chicago experts have a discussion of how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

The Diminishing Prospects for US-China Détente

In the News
The National Interest
Paul Heer

"Washington and Beijing, driven by false assumptions, will probably continue the cycle of interactive steps that risk escalating bilateral tensions," Paul Heer argues.

representatives from the US and China shake hands
Alexander F. Yuan / AP
US Foreign Policy

Views of China Hit New Low: Survey

In the News
The Hill
Craig Kafura

"Participants ranked the country 26 out of 100 on the Council’s 0–100 feeling thermometer, which dropped China 32 spots from its 2022 position," The Hill's Ashleigh Fields writes.

Chinese President Xi Jinping
Maxim Shemetov / Pool Photo via AP
Public Opinion

Research

American Views of China Hit All-Time Low

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

The public's top priorities for the US-China relationship moving forward: avoiding war and maintaining a technological edge.

Flags of the US and China
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Americans Say Weakening Democracy Is the Most Critical Threat to the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

More than half also say the decline of democracies around the world, foreign interference in American elections, and the conflict in the Middle East pose critical threats to vital US interests.

 With the US Capitol in the background, people walk past a sign that says Voters Decide Protect Democracy
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Joshua Busby 

Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy expert Joshua Busby