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Overall, Americans prefer to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion.
American's favorable views of South Korea are at an all-time high and a majority of Americans support using US troops to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea.
A large majority of Democrats (73%) consider racial inequality in the United States a critical threat to the country, while Republicans consider it a relatively low-level threat.
For the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical threat to the United States.
Both Russia and China face increasingly confrontational relations with the United States, as a result the countries have increased ties with each other.
While experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking the United States, they do not expect Russia to come out stronger over that time frame.
Democrats and Republicans are divided in their views on top threats to United States and how the country should address global challenges and engage internationally.
There is general agreement across those in urban, suburban, and rural communities on the topics of the economy and climate change, but there's a difference of opinion on immigration.
