Heading into Memorial Day, the five branches of the U.S. military earn high marks from the public they defend and protect. Strong majorities of Americans who are familiar with the branches give them similar, high favorable ratings. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Read more »
NATO’s Image Improves on Both Sides of Atlantic
In both North America and Europe, views of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have generally improved over the past year. Today, roughly six-in-ten Americans hold a favorable opinion of the security alliance, up from just over half in 2016, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Majority support […] Read more »
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Americans Aren’t So Hot On ‘America First’
As President Trump begins his first overseas trip, Americans have widely differing views of his approach to foreign policy. But a majority of both Republicans and Democrats want the U.S. to continue its robust engagement with the rest of the world. CONT. Scott Horsley, NPR Read more »
Public Opinion Context: Trump’s Trip to Middle East and Europe
Donald Trump’s first overseas trip as president will take him to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, then to Brussels for a major NATO meeting and back to Italy for a G7 summit. The world is watching with particular interest to see how his administration, subject to serial and serious […] Read more »
37% of Americans see North Korea as ‘immediate threat’
About four in 10 Americans say North Korea is an immediate threat to the US in the wake of the nation’s recently stepped-up attempts to posture itself as a military threat to the US and others, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. … Most Americans say they see Russia as […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 53% favor military action to stop North Korea nukes program
It will take military force to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, a majority of voters believe — and they tend to favor the U.S. taking that action. That’s according to the latest national Fox News Poll of registered voters. Fifty-one percent say that U.S. military action will be required […] Read more »