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Richard Wike joins the Council's Dina Smeltz and Brian Hanson to examine the current global perception of American foreign policy.

April 30, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Download Report (PDF), 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., For the fir...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry, J. Scott Applewhite / AP, The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance., The federal budget is a perennial election issue in...

September 23, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Mindaugas Kulbis / AP, Download Report (PDF), The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad., The US alliance system has been a pillar of US foreign relations over the past 70 years. But with t...

April 15, 2026

November 8, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), There is broad agreement that international trade delivers benefits to consumers and to companies and is even good for creating jobs in the United States., As part of its Foreign Policy for the Mid...

January 14, 2026

Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.