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Over the past 12 months, our pollsters tracked public attitudes on everything from the war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East.

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

But Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided when it comes to immigration levels.

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.

Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.

Asian, Hispanic, and Black Americans are more likely to view climate change as a threat than Americans as a whole, data show.