The public’s views of two global threats facing the United States have changed in the past few years. Far fewer Americans view North Korea’s nuclear program as a major threat to the well-being of the U.S. than did so two years ago. Over the same period, there also has been […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Most voters say ISIS not defeated in Syria
Few voters believe the Islamic militant group ISIS has been defeated in Syria, and a plurality supports keeping U.S. forces there, according to the latest Fox News Poll. On December 19, President Trump declared “we have defeated ISIS in Syria” and ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. […] Read more »
Trump’s pullback in Syria runs strongly against the views of his political base
Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. military forces from Syria this week caught military leaders and lawmakers off-guard, drawing criticism from across party lines. But the surprise announcement also marks a rare instance where Trump has broken strongly with his political base, which has widely supported military efforts to combat […] Read more »
American attitudes toward Russia worsen under Trump
A majority of Americans, 68 percent, consider Russia either unfriendly or an enemy of the United States, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll. That’s a 9 percent increase from one year ago, when 59 percent of Americans said they considered Russia either unfriendly or an enemy, signaling that attitudes […] Read more »
More say fight against ISIS going well, but terror concerns linger
Americans feel more positive about the fight against ISIS than they have since 2014, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, marking a rare public opinion win for Donald Trump’s policies, while worries about terrorism, divisions on U.S. policy toward Israel and broad support for allowing transgender people […] Read more »
Partisans Have Starkly Different Opinions About How the World Views the U.S.
The public has long held the view that the United States is “less respected” by other countries than in the past. Majorities said this when Barack Obama was president, as well as when George W. Bush was in office. And today, 68% say the U.S. is less respected by other […] Read more »