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The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism are very much related in the minds of many Europeans. Across the EU there are also sharp ideological divides on views about minorities, diversity and national identity.

A median of 57% across the 11 NATO member countries surveyed voiced favorable views of the coalition, with only about a quarter (median of 27%) expressing negative opinions.

As he nears the end of his presidency, Barack Obama continues to enjoy a broad degree of international popularity.

In President Barack Obama’s last year in office, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that views of the United States remain strongly favorable in key European and Asian nations.

But the U.S. and Europe are quite different when it comes to their migrant populations’ origin countries.

The recent historic migration surge into Europe has led to a large jump in the immigrant share of populations in many European nations, with the notable exceptions of the UK and France, which saw more modest increases.

Many favor looking inward to focus on domestic issues, while others question whether commitments to allies should take precedence over national interests.

There is significant opposition in key European countries to an ever closer EU.

By a wide margin, the U.S. has more immigrants than any other country in the world.

Foreign policy and national security have been key elements of the debate for both the Republican and Democratic parties in this year’s U.S. presidential campaign. GOP front-runner Donald Trump recently added a twist when he suggested in a Washington Post interview that, while NATO is “a good thing to have,” changes are needed because the […]