Search The Council

Americans want to play an active part in world affairs but are reassessing their foreign policy priorities and how they want to engage with the world.

The impact of global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic manifests most acutely in urban settings, rendering cities essential players on the global stage. 

The American public sees the US-German relationship as good for US national security but is divided over military forces in Germany.

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows.

This survey finds most Americans still consider Iran’s nuclear program a critical threat, but at lower levels before 2015 nuclear deal.

Asian Americans are far more likely to support US intervention on behalf of Taipei in the case of a Chinese invasion.

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

But everyday Republicans are divided over the best way to encourage NATO allies to increase their defense spending.