Americans differ from people in other societies over some aspects of U.S. ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power
While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
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Fast facts about international views of climate change as Biden attends UN COP26 conference
Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.
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What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
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Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their area
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
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Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
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67% of Americans perceive a rise in extreme weather, but partisans differ over government efforts to address it
46% of U.S. adults say the area where they live has had an extreme weather event over the past 12 months.
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States have mandated vaccinations since long before COVID-19
Republican- and Democratic-led states alike already require hundreds of thousands of citizens to be vaccinated against various diseases.
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Most U.S. Latinos say global climate change and other environmental issues impact their local communities
Latinos broadly support an array of policy measures to address climate change and other environmental issues.
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Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
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U.S. veterans have mixed views of Afghanistan withdrawal but are highly critical of how Biden handled it
Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.
