Jacob Poushter

Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.

As the U.S. and Germany prepare to gain new leadership, their relationship remains unbalanced in the minds of their citizenries. Americans see Germany as a partner on many foreign policy issues, but Germans mostly do not.

International relations experts' assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.

2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory. Here's what people in 14 countries say about the state of the world amid the pandemic.

The United Nations is broadly credited with promoting peace and human rights as younger adults are more supportive of cooperation with other countries.

The spread of infectious diseases is the top concern in the U.S., UK, Japan and South Korea as global economic concerns grow.

Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

Germans are increasingly negative about their relationship with the U.S. Also, Germans are more comfortable than Americans with globalization.

Most say cooperation with other countries is important in dealing with global threats, especially on the spread of infectious diseases.

Political divides on both sides of the Atlantic continue to shape attitudes about relations with other nations, perceptions about defense spending and Americans’ and Germans’ views of each other.