Just a few weeks into taking control of the White House, the Biden administration faces a variety of threats. On the home front, President Joe Biden warned about domestic terrorism in his inaugural speech, including the rise of political extremism and white supremacy. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken identified several global threats, describing China as the country presenting the most significant challenge and estimating that Iran is just months away from the ability to produce the necessary fissile material to build a nuclear weapon. And US agencies are broadly reviewing Russia’s recent actions, including the SolarWinds hack into US computer systems, to determine whether a response is warranted.
In other words, there is no shortage of threats to US security today. What do Americans think poses the greatest threat? Recent Chicago Council surveys find that similar to many issues today, perceptions differ by political party affiliation. CONTINUED
Dina Smeltz & Brendan Helm, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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