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In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows.

Winning hearts and minds doesn't defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

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

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.

At the same time, a plurality feel they are entitled to more.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

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

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

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."