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Young Americans Question US Global Engagement

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

a protester holds a sign that says "not the war machine"
NURPHOTO
Public Opinion

A Year in, Americans Still Support Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

Ukraine supporters gather in Times Square to protest Russia's participation in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, in New York, NY on February 11, 2023.
SIPA USA
Public Opinion

Few Russians Are Anxious about Western Sanctions

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

But those feeling an economic pinch are more likely to say that Moscow should enter peace negotiations.

People skate at the opening of an ice rink at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow
Reuters
Public Opinion

American Support for US Bases in Japan at Record High

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show.

US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands
Reuters
Public Opinion

Americans Prefer Supporting Role in Constraining Chinese and Russian Ambitions

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng

Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
Reuters
Public Opinion

Growing US Divide on How Long to Support Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible.

A woman holds US and Ukrainian flags
Reuters
Public Opinion

Americans Focused Elsewhere as Tensions Rise on the Korean Peninsula

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff

With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Reuters
Public Opinion

Foreign Policy Polarization among the US Public

RESEARCH
Report by Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz unpacks recent survey data on American views toward foreign policy in International Politics.

signs reading Democrat and Republican point in opposite directions
Canva
Public Opinion

US Arms Sales Reveal Discord in Taiwan's Defense Strategy

RESEARCH
Report by Ethan Kessler

Washington has started selling arms that serve a "porcupine" defense strategy to Taiwan. Whether Taipei fully embraces this new approach remains to be seen.

a ship in the waters near Taiwan
Wang Yu Ching
US Foreign Policy

2022 Survey of Public Opinion on US Foreign Policy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americans across party lines are in agreement, albeit often for different reasons.

American and Ukrainian flags fly side by side
Reuters
Public Opinion