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For the 13th year in a row, freedom declined around the world — with more countries falling down freedom’s ranks than moving up.

Ivo Daalder, Kori Schake and David Sanger discuss the international challenges facing the Biden administration.

"To be a credible champion of good governance and democracy, America must make fighting corruption a higher priority," writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.

One year later, Americans remain divided over what happened on January 6, 2021. But they're united in concerns about future political violence.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze public opinion data showing while most Americans think US democracy is still functioning, they believe it has been either temporarily or permanently weakened.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.