December 11, 2018

Explore Section  Close , The Council has conducted surveys of US foreign policy opinion leaders beginning in 1978. Run in parallel to the Council’s annual survey of the public and in collaboration with several of the Council’s nonresident fellows, the opinion leaders survey is conducted...

September 7, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), As recent polling data shows, most Americans have a positive opinion of free trade but are concerned about the threat of trade on job security., Both presidential candidate...

As the United States and Iran work on a path back to the Iran nuclear deal, what do Americans and Iranians think about the agreement?

August 27, 2018

While younger Americans are most concerned about climate change, pluralities of each generation are ready to take action to prevent it.

December 18, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Jordan Tama , and Joshua Busby, Virginia Mayo / AP, Download Report (PDF), Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s aversion to alliances, foreign policy professionals across the American political spe...

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

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Not all Republicans share President Trump's "America First" policies. Council expert Dina Smeltz explains where "Trump Republicans" and "Non-Trump Republicans" differ.