American flags are displayed on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2025. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of the current world order and what role the United States and other nations play in it. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This analysis builds on our decades of survey research about how Americans see U.S. engagement in the world and how its influence might be changing. Learn more about Pew Research Center . How did we do this? For this report, we surveyed 3,507 adults from March 23 to 29, 2026. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel . The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population. Here are the questions used for this report, the detailed responses and the survey methodology .…