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Craig Kafura, Dina Smeltz, Joshua Busby, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Monten, and Jordan Tama analyze recent surveys of foreign policy professionals and the American public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

We look at where foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge—as Joe Biden takes office.

A 2019 survey confirmed broad support of US intelligence agencies, despite limited transparency and persistent criticism from President Donald Trump.

We examine the attitudes of foreign policy opinion leaders and the public in the Trump Era.

Despite this unprecedented antagonism from President Trump’s administration, most Americans, including Republicans, continued to express confidence in the intelligence community.

A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community effective.

The 2016 Opinion Leader Survey showed that, for the most part, there was a bipartisan consensus among US foreign policy opinion leaders on active US engagement with the world, maintaining US alliances around the globe, and the benefits of international trade.

Across party lines, the results of this survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy.