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While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

American's favorable views of South Korea are at an all-time high and a majority of Americans support using US troops to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea.

Dina Smeltz, Ivo H. Daalder, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, and Brendan Helm analyze data finding Democrats and Republicans are divided in their views on top threats to United States and how the country should address global challenges and engage internationally. 

New polling reveals that little has changed in terms of South Korean attitudes towards the US-South Korea military alliance.

The American public is now less concerned about the threat posed by North Korea.

A large majority (92%) of the South Korean public supports their country’s alliance with the United States, largely unchanged since 2014. 

Chicago Council and Asan Institute surveys conducted in 2019 find that both South Koreans and Americans see a strengthened US-ROK alliance as an asset in dealing with China, suggesting that Washington and Seoul can afford to strengthen coordination between their policies toward China.​

Findings show a majority of Americans reject ideas of the United States retreating from the world, abdicating international leadership, and abandoning alliances and global institutions.

The 2019 Chicago Council Survey finds that support for South Korea as an ally remains high and bipartisan.

Recent survey data shows that most Americans generally oppose selling weapons, but are divided on their opinion of the US' relationship with Riyadh.