A short-term deal on soybeans, tariffs, and rare earths may ease tensions between the two economies, but competition over technology and supply chains runs far deeper.

November 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Debi Jin, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Democrats have grown more concerned than ever about weakening democracy at home, Republican worries have sharply declined., In recent years, the combination of...

December 10, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Debi Jin , Christina Chen , and Kuan-chen Lee, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans r...

Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.