Research

The public supports deploying US troops to defend allies, particularly in Europe, but most oppose using them for territorial expansion.

Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans remain more cautious about direct military involvement, even as both sides prefer maintaining the cross-strait status quo.

As technology reshapes media ecosystems, Council polling finds the US public is struggling to weed out fact from fiction.

Americans of all partisan stripes agree free trade agreements are important, but Republicans want them with a side of trade barriers.

While Democrats have grown more concerned than ever about weakening democracy at home, Republican worries have sharply declined.

Public support for the intelligence community remained strong through the end of the Biden presidency, though polls show mounting evidence of entrenched partisanship.

Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing.

Unique parallel surveys find both publics agree trade and international engagement benefit their countries, but to different degrees.

Majorities across party lines believe trade with Canada and Mexico strengthens US national security.

While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing.