Americans’ views of key foreign policy goals depend on their attitudes toward international cooperation
Americans’ views on foreign policy priorities differ based on a number of factors, including their attitudes toward international engagement.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Americans’ views on foreign policy priorities differ based on a number of factors, including their attitudes toward international engagement.
As democratic nations have wrestled with economic, social and geopolitical upheaval in recent years, the future of liberal democracy has come into question. Our international surveys reveal key insights into how citizens think about democratic governance.
Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.
Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.
A look at how supporters of European populist parties stand out on key issues, from the European Union to Putin.
Many South Africans are dissatisfied with the state of their democracy. Confidence in some civic institutions declined from 1990 to 2013.
Most Indians are satisfied with their country’s direction and the economic prospects of the next generation despite dissatisfaction over issues including unemployment and the efficacy of elections.
People with populist views in Western Europe are more likely than those with mainstream views to distrust traditional institutions. While populist attitudes span the ideological spectrum in Western Europe, populist political parties are relatively unpopular in the region.
Roughly seven-in-ten Russians say their government did not try to meddle in the U.S. presidential election in 2016. However, 85% say the U.S. tries to shape the internal affairs of other countries.
Ahead of the first round of the French presidential election, here are five charts outlining the support for the country’s populist, far-right National Front.
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