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Food Security & Sustainability
Ambassador Cindy McCain: A Profile in Global Leadership
The Council will honor McCain and her commitment to combatting world hunger at the 23rd annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner.
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Global Politics
Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.
Public Opinion
Results and analysis of the Council's 2026 annual survey of American views on foreign policy.
Geopolitics
Israel is preparing for its first national election since the October 7 attacks. RAND's Shira Efron explains what's at stake and how the outcome could change Israel's approach to Gaza and the West Bank.
Public Opinion
More than half of the US public supports a policy of cooperation and engagement with China, including a growing number of Republicans.
In the News
US Foreign Policy
Leslie Vinjamuri discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is affecting US politics.
Public Opinion
“People are making the connection between a foreign policy issue and their personal financial well-being more than at any time I’ve seen in the last 15 years," Council Managing Director and Chair of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Dina Smeltz tells The Christian Science Monitor.
Geopolitics
"As long as each provocation costs Moscow nothing more than a downed drone, Putin has every reason to keep escalating," Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Julianne Smith writes.
Council Welcomes New Nonresident Fellows
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Copelovitch, Mallory Knodel, and Dr. Patrick Leblond as senior nonresident fellows and Professor Peter Trubowitz as Lester Crown senior nonresident fellow. They join our roster of esteemed experts in contributing to the Council’s thought leadership, programming, and research.
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