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    Killer Elite

    The disconnect in perception and priorities between experts and the general public reflects the inevitable tension between policy and politics in any democratic country; but it also comes with an often contradictory and confusing mixed message to foreigners about America’s intentions on the world stage.

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    World Still Downbeat on Economic Prospects

    The widely shared disconnect between the world’s modest recovery from the Great Recession and the public mood is testimony to the depth of the downturn and the persistence of unemployment.

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    Which countries Americans like … and don’t

    Americans have strongly favorable views of some allies and negative opinions about a range of others. Some of this is driven by U.S. partisan politics. And history suggests all such opinions are subject to change.

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    6 global challenges for 2014

    Here are some data points that measure how the public in the U.S. and around the world see the challenges ahead for 2014.

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    Americans Deeply Divided on Foreign Policy

    With national debates looming next year over Iran, Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, trade and China, continued partisan discord is probably unavoidable. What may be different this time is the shear depth of that partisan divide.