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

US politics, public opinion, and global implications.

Does an increasingly aggressive China mean the United States should maintain its posture of strategic ambiguity or adopt strategic clarity?

What cards does the United States have to bolster its future national security strategy for the twenty-first century? And how will China deal with it?

The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement.

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

Raghuram Rajan explains what bananas reveal about markets and governments, the importance of communities in economics, and whether China or India has a more enviable economy.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes.