February 18, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, REUTERS, New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as t...

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Amid growing anxiety among experts and health officials, how do publics in countries around the world perceive the threat of the novel coronavirus?

The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.

November 4, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Stepan Goncharov , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), Polling data shows that although Americans believe that Russia is acting to contain US power, the US public favors cooperation and engagement rather than containing Russ...

May 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans support US backing for Israel until its military objectives in Gaza are achieved, while majorities of Democrats now oppose it., The two-month ceasefire between Isr...

October 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Ahn Young-joon / AP, Download Report (PDF), Seven in 10 say the security relationship with Seoul does more to strengthen US national security than weaken it., As the 2024 presidential election nears, the American public is being ...

As the humanitarian toll in Gaza continues to climb and fears of a wider war grow, Americans are wary of direct military involvement in the conflict.

September 16, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Brendan Helm , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Findings show a majority of Americans reject ideas of the United States retreating from the world, abdicating internati...