What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm discuss President Biden's extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

Trump's historical victory shows that elections have more to do with identity politics than with traditional criteria used to judge political candidates.

October 6, 2025, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, Rick Bowmer / AP, Download Report (PDF), Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward., Executive Summary, The race to secure critical minerals (CM) and rare ea...

December 16, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jermaine M. Ralliford, Download Report (PDF), A large majority (92%) of the South Korean public supports their country’s alliance with the United States, largely unchanged since 2014., Introduction, From December 9 to 11, the ...

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

October 9, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Denis Volkov, Dmitri Lovetsky / AP, Download Report (PDF), Although the public continues to support the military operation in Ukraine, a plurality say it has caused more harm than good for Russia., A just-completed...

US President Donald Trump has called for regime change, the destruction of Iranian military capability, and the degradation of proxy groups. But an operation with multiple goals carries greater risk.