September 16, 2010, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, REUTERS, Americans believe US foreign policy is increasingly constrained by troubles at home and abroad., Introduction, The American people want to play an active part in world affairs, but their internationalism is increasingly constrained by ...

In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, Council experts unpack how the American public views the US role in the world.

Our latest research explores how Americans from different backgrounds want the United States to engage in international affairs.

As the specter of war grows in the Taiwan Strait, Taipei is at a crossroads.

May 10, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling , Florita Gunasekara , and Steven Bosacker, iStock, Download Report (PDF), Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of t...

September 3, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China, but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade., Introduction, While Americans broadly suppor...

April 15, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF) Download Topline (PDF), A new poll reveals that Americans see Russia as a significant threat to US interests and support military and economic assistance to Ukraine., In response to Russ...

September 18, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Partisan divides on immigration issues are at their widest points. Democrats’ concerns have dropped dramatically, but Republicans continue to see it as a large threat., Introdu...