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The US public supports meeting with the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and more.

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

Why moving to renewable energy will not increase energy security and reduce geopolitical power struggles and what to do.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

While Americans favor nuclear energy in general, they are reluctant to developing new nuclear plants.

Public opinion data finds robust support for a domestic nuclear weapons program in South Korea.

Douglas J. Feith and Aaron David Miller join Deep Dish to discuss the future of US-Israel relations.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

"It is rarely acknowledged or even considered that Beijing actually shares much of Washington’s vision for the Indo-Pacific," argues Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences emerge about when to deploy troops.

Existential threats like hunger and malnutrition, natural disasters, and agricultural pests impact international trade and economics, geopolitics, labor, and even migration across borders.

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.