December 1, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong and Karl Friedhoff, Noah Berger / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans of all partisan stripes agree free trade agreements are important, but Republicans want them with a side of trade barriers., Since re-entering the White House this y...

May 5, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sam Dong, Damian Dovarganes / AP, Download Report (PDF), Large majorities of the public view international trade as good for the US economy, job creation, and people like them., A week after announcing his “Liberation Day” tariff...

October 6, 2025, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, Rick Bowmer / AP, Download Report (PDF), Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward., Executive Summary, The race to secure critical minerals (CM) and rare ea...

June 22, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Steven Babitch , Christian W. Fabian , Aaron Rudberg , and Sean Shelby, Logan Weaver, Download Report (PDF), Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop...

February 11, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, Michael Dziedzic, Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack., The Biden administration has ordered a broad as...

September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Vincent Thian / AP, Download Report (PDF), Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Report, USDA, Download Report (PDF) Download Summary (PDF), The Council convened a task force to provide recommendations to advance the goals of the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health., The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Heal...

March 23, 2016, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Nicole Fisher, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The recommended policy changes would not only address issues in the Midwest, but would help ensure an improvement in healthcare across the country., Executive Summary, Healthcare is a critical part of t...

November 17, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Louise Delmotte / AP, Download Report (PDF), Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing., Since the United States formally recognized the P...