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Alliances, the UN, specific countries, and isolationism.
| Question | Source | Years | Waves |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. better off unconcerned with rest of world ‘This country would be better off if we just stayed home and did not concern ourselves with problems in other parts of the world.’ | ANES | 1956–2024 | 23 |
| U.S. position in the world weaker or stronger (2002,2004: Turning to some other issues facing the country) During the past year, would you say that the United States’ position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same, or has it grown stronger? | ANES | 1958–2024 | 20 |
| Active part or staying out of world affairs Do you think it will be best for the future of this country if we take an active part in world affairs, or if we stay out of world affairs? | GSS | 1973–2006 | 16 |
| Stay in or pull out of the United Nations Do you think our government should continue to belong to the United Nations, or should we pull out of it now? | GSS | 1973–1994 | 14 |
| Liking for Egypt H. Egypt | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for China F. China | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for Israel G. Israel | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for Japan B. Japan | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for Russia A. Russia | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for Canada D. Canada | GSS | 1974–1994 | 13 |
| Liking for Brazil E. Brazil | GSS | 1974–1985 | 6 |
| Liking for England C. England | GSS | 1974–1985 | 6 |
| America should follow its own interests despite conflicts D. America should follow its own interests, even if this leads to conflicts with other nations | GSS | 1996–2024 | 4 |
| International bodies enforcing environmental solutions B. For certain problems, like environmental pollution, international bodies should have the right to enforce solutions | GSS | 1996–2024 | 4 |
| Cooperation with the Soviet Union scale Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven’t you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) | ANES | 1980–1988 | 4 |
| International organizations take power from American government D. International organizations are taking away too much power from the American government. | GSS | 2004–2021 | 3 |
| President's position on cooperating with Russia Where would you place [president] on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) | ANES | 1980–1988 | 3 |
| Federal government's approach to cooperation with Russia Where would you place what the Federal Government is doing at the present time? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) | ANES | 1980–1988 | 3 |
| Republican presidential candidate on cooperating with Russia Where would you place [the Republican Presidential Candidate] on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) | ANES | 1980–1988 | 3 |
| Democratic presidential candidate on cooperating with Russia Where would you place [the Democratic Presidential Candidate] on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) | ANES | 1980–1988 | 3 |
| Rich countries should pay extra tax to help poor countries B. People in wealthy countries should make an additional tax contribution to help people in poor countries. | GSS | 2000–2021 | 2 |
| Importance of helping worse-off people worldwide I. To help people in the rest of the world who are worse off than yourself | GSS | 2004–2014 | 2 |
| America should follow international organizations' decisions C. In general, America should follow the decisions of international organizations to which it belongs, even if the government does not agree with them. | GSS | 2004–2014 | 2 |
| Support for rejoining the World Health Organization For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [The United States re-joins the World Health Organization] | CES | 2022 | 1 |
| Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear accord and reimposing sanctions For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [Withdraw the United States from the Iran Nuclear Accord and reimpose sanctions on Iran] | CES | 2020 | 1 |
| Support for assassination of Iranian General Soleimani For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [Assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani] | CES | 2020 | 1 |
| Sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea Over the past two years, Congress voted on many issues. If you were in Congress would you have voted FOR or AGAINST each of the following? [Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea. Increase President’s authority to impose sanctions if North Korea violates U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding that country.] | CES | 2018 | 1 |
| Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear accord President Trump has issued many orders over the first two years of his presidency. For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose the order in principle. [Withdraw US from the Iran Nuclear Accord and reimpose sanctions on Iran] | CES | 2018 | 1 |
| Require congressional approval to ease Russia sanctions Over the past two years, Congress voted on many issues. If you were in Congress would you have voted FOR or AGAINST each of the following? [Require that the President get approval from Congress to ease any existing sanctions on Russia.] | CES | 2018 | 1 |
| Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital President Trump has issued many orders over the first year of his presidency. Do you support or oppose each of the following decisions? [Recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.] | CES | 2018 | 1 |
| Self-rated information level on foreign policy A. Foreign policy | GSS | 2006 | 1 |
| UN intervention when human rights are violated Which of these two statements comes closer to your view? | GSS | 2004 | 1 |
| How much power the United Nations has Thinking about the United Nations, which comes closest to your view? | GSS | 2004 | 1 |
| Nuclear war threat compared with 10 years ago F. Nuclear war | GSS | 2000 | 1 |
| Foreign theft of U.S. technology as a threat versus 10 years ago E. Stealing U.S. advanced technology and trade secrets by foreigners | GSS | 2000 | 1 |