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How Media Habits Shape American Foreign Policy Views

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

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

a person looks at their phone in front of an American flag backdrop
Ian Maule / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Support Free Trade Agreements but Deeply Divided on Tariffs

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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

Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland
Noah Berger / AP
Global Economy

Americans Fear Weakening Democracy in the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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

A protester waves an upside down American flag in front of the Capitol
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Public Opinion

2023-2024 Survey of Public Attitudes on US Intelligence

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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

The seal of Central Intelligence Agency is seen in the lobby of the headquarters building
Kevin Wolf / AP
Public Opinion

Chinese Public Values Global Leadership More than Americans Do

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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

People walk past a Chinese flag in a commercial area in Beijing
Aaron Favila / AP
Public Opinion

Most Americans Say USMCA Is Good for the US Economy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

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

President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto sign the USMCA
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Global Economy

American Support for Legal Immigration Reaches New Heights

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office in Burlington, Mass
Charles Krupa / AP
Migration

Chinese Public Wants a Balanced Approach to the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washington.

An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem and flags
Andy Wong / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While still forming their views on these technologies, more say they are concerned about the potential risks than excited about the opportunities.

An IBM Heron quantum processor chip is in a circuit board at IBM headquarters
Ted Shaffrey / AP
Public Opinion

US-Russia Relations in a Changing World

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey

Explore US-Russia survey research between 2021 and 2025.

Russian and American flags
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Public Opinion