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The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

While a majority continue to express support for the war and more now sense the military operation has been successful, the Russian public is divided on whether it has led to more positive or negative consequences.

According to the Chinese public, whether Beijing should take a leadership position on the world stage, however, is an overwhelming “yes.”

But large majorities support sending additional arms and military supplies to Ukraine, and if needed, Taiwan, Council polling shows.

“NATO is doing an incredible amount of things that makes Russia deeply unhappy,” says Ivo Daalder on Al Jazeera English.

While most support providing medevac services to injured peacekeepers, the public is divided over backing a peacekeeping force militarily.

Majorities of Democrats and Independents support a potential deal similar to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but only a minority of Republicans agree.

“The only way to prevent that military threat from coming to fruition is for the alliance to be unified,” Council President Ivo Daalder tells PBS Newshour.