40.3% of matchups won
352 matchups
Elo 1425
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/26
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Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing40%
picked as helping wellbeing
219 matchups
41%
picked as hurting wellbeing
133 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Founded 1962
- Separated from Georgetown 1987
- Influential in policy making
- Global Security Forum host
- Publications in international affairs
Based on 352 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/26. Full rankings ·
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