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.
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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.
Though younger people tend to be more internationally oriented than older adults, they differ from one another over how they want their country to engage with the world.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
Fewer adults have confidence in Joe Biden to handle the U.S.-China relationship than other foreign policy issues.
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.
People see diversity and gender equality increasing in their countries but say family ties have weakened. Views on the importance of religion vary widely.
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