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Just three in 10 Americans see the division of foreign policy powers between Congress and the president as “about right.”

They are also divided on the United States’ participation in Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” to defend a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Results and analysis of the Council's 2025 annual survey of American views on foreign policy.

Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries.

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

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

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

At the same time, fewer Americans now compared to a decade ago are convinced their country is exceptional.

Solid majorities of Democrats and Independents think the United States should consult with allies before making major foreign policy decisions, but only four in 10 Republicans agree.

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.