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What Trump’s Midterm Humiliation Means for Global Conflict

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This Is Not A Drill
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins host Gavin Esler to discuss the potential foreign policy consequences of the US midterm elections.

President Donald Trump waves after speaking during a campaign rally
Lindsey Wasson / AP
US Foreign Policy

How the Midterm Results Could Put Israel Under Pressure

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DW News
Leslie Vinjamuri

" We've seen shifts coming for quite some time in American support for Israel," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells DW News. "It's going to take time to wind down existing commitments, but it's undoubtedly a shift that's going to take place."

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What the Midterm Elections Mean for Chicago, the United States, and the World

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WBEZ
Leslie Vinjamuri

"How America votes has a very powerful, symbolic message it sends across the world," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells WBEZ.

An election worker holds a stack of 'I voted' stickers at the polling place
Stephanie Scarbrough / AP
US Foreign Policy

The Dangers of a Lame-Duck Trump

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Foreign Affairs
Daniel W. Drezner

"A boxed-in Trump, with no obvious constructive foreign policy outlet to channel his energy, may well lash out internationally," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Daniel Drezner and Elizabeth Saunders write.

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Sioux Gateway Airport
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

Bloomberg Surveillance: Democrats' Midterm Sweep

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Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

"I don't see this as a huge foreign policy election," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says, pointing to other issues like affordability and corruption. "[But] I think generally people haven't been pleased with foreign policy because it's been disruptive and it's affected them."

A volunteer sorts I Voted stickers at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on Election Day,
Yuki Iwamura / AP
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Election Puts Iran Policy in Focus

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Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

"The Iran war is deeply unpopular, and people see its impacts here at home," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells Bloomberg.

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Trump Has Lost the Foreign Policy Debate

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Foreign Policy
Coauthors

Polling by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Texas at Austin shows the president’s policies are deeply unpopular.

Donald Trump pictured in front of an American flag
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Public Opinion

Ukraine at a Crossroads: US Tensions and Iran

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Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

Leslie Vinjamuri discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is affecting US politics.

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How the United States Can Once Again Lead on Human Rights

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Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"Civic pluralism offers an entry point to repair relationships, restore credibility, and demonstrate Washington’s readiness to help the world tackle common challenges," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes in Foreign Policy.

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Russia Tests NATO with Aggressive Tactics in Europe

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PBS News Compass Points
Julianne Smith

Key European leaders are sounding the alarm over Russian aggression, warning that Vladimir Putin is planning attacks aimed at testing NATO’s security alliance. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses those concerns with the Council's Julianne Smith and other experts.

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