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Majority of Americans Favor US Military Aid to Israel until Hostages Are Returned

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But Council surveys show a narrow majority now say the US should condition such aid not be used toward military operations against Palestinians.

People gather to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas during a demonstration at Times Square
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Kamala Harris' Foreign Policy Won't Just Be More of the Same

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

What will be the “Harris Doctrine”? Paul Poast weighs in.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention
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US Foreign Policy

The US Divide on Foreign Policy

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

This gap between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy — and America’s role in the world — is one that’s been steadily evolving over the past decade.

A sunrise casts the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and US Capital in orange on June 21, 2024.
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US Foreign Policy

Heading toward War? Reevaluating Taiwan’s Status Quo

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Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Paul Heer

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins an expert panel to discuss the underlying forces that will determine whether the Taiwan situation moves toward conflict or stability.

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In Ukraine and Gaza, a Wider War Is Getting Less Likely, Not More

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"If the belligerents wanted a wider war, they would have already started one," Paul Poast argues.

Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian position on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region
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Global Politics

Academic IR Can't Save the World, but It's a Good Place to Start

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Solutions to global challenges require addressing the underlying political, societal, economic and behavioral factors driving them, Paul Poast writes.

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Poll: Most Americans Don't Want to Send Troops to Defend Israel

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Responsible Statecraft
Dina Smeltz

Council polling finds the lowest level of support in recent years—from both political parties

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meet at the Pentagon
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Most Americans Oppose Sending US Troops to Defend Israel, Poll Finds

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Washington Post
Dina Smeltz

Support for such a move has fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade of Council surveys.

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There Was No Biden Doctrine. That’s the Point

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik," Paul Poast argues.

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US Foreign Policy

More Americans Call Volume of Immigrants a ‘Critical Threat,’ Poll Finds

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Washington Post
Craig Kafura

Council polling finds support for Trump’s border wall and use of troops, but wide opposition to his mass-deportation proposal.

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