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We investigate where the attitudes of foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—in a major election year.

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

We explore whether foreign policy professionals and the American public are on the same page when it comes to America’s strategy abroad.

The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republican, and Independent foreign policy professionals support Biden’s international agenda.

Craig Kafura, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, and Jordan Tama analyze recent surveys of foreign policy professionals and the American public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

We look at where foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—as Joe Biden takes office.

We examine the attitudes of foreign policy opinion leaders and the public in the Trump Era.

The 2016 Opinion Leader Survey showed that, for the most part, there was a bipartisan consensus among US foreign policy opinion leaders on active US engagement with the world, maintaining US alliances around the globe, and the benefits of international trade.

Across party lines, the results of this survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy.