“international-relations” Charts
Sino-Japanese Military Tensions Escalating Rapidly From 2011 »
Perennially tense relations between Japan and China have drastically worsened in recent years over conflicting territorial claims to a string…
Extremist groups still believed to be top threat to U.S. »
A Pew Research poll reveals that Americans still believe extremist groups, and more recently ISIS, to be the top threat…
Our Greatest Enemies on the Battlefield of Public Opinion »
While much of the world holds a favorable view of America, many nations--mostly perceiving America as intrusive in domestic and…
Chinese Anxious for the American Dream.. Education »
Since surpassing Health Sciences in 2005, Biological and Biomedical Sciences has been the main field of specialization of international students…
U.S. Allies Need to Step Up Their Own Defense »
American taxpayers have been subsidizing the defense of European allies for too long. And they have reacted as one would…
Americans' Opinion on Russia Reverses in Recent Years »
While only 7 years ago, three-in-four Americans considered Russia an ally or friendly to the US, that opinion has precipitously…
US Approval Rating Around the World, Europeans Disillusioned »
Foreign approval of US leadership increased substantially with the election of President Barack Obama (seen in 2009). However, with the…
Top Destinations of US Students Studying Abroad, 2000-2011 »
For over a decade, Social Sciences has been the leading field of study for American students studying abroad. Business &…
World Favors China's Growing Economy, Not Military »
Significant pluralities in all but one of the surveyed countries, consider China's growing economy as a positive development. However, in…