What Are Americans’ Top Foreign Policy Priorities?
The majority of Americans say preventing terrorism and reducing the flow of illegal drugs into the country are top foreign policy priorities.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The majority of Americans say preventing terrorism and reducing the flow of illegal drugs into the country are top foreign policy priorities.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
With new 2022 survey results just around the corner, here are five of the many insights from the newly added data available on the database.
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
Most Americans see little ability for the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change policy or combating the spread of infectious disease. A majority of Americans continue to view the China-Russia partnership as a very serious problem for the U.S.
Most in advanced economies say voting, taking steps to reduce climate change and getting a COVID-19 vaccine are ways to be a good member of society; fewer say this about attending religious services.
In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
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