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The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.

Paul Heer explores how George Kennan’s approach to the Soviet Union could be applied to Pyongyang.

American universities generate soft power for the United States, Paul Poast writes.

"As the new year rolls in, mutual distrust continues to obstruct mutual understanding," Paul Heer writes.

Developments abroad in the first weeks of the new year may pose a significant challenge to the US president’s electoral prospects.

"The next year will be marked by a profound debate within the US about America’s future global role," says Ivo Daalder.

"In many respects, both Ukraine and Israel are offering quintessential examples of a combatant winning the battle, but losing the war," Paul Poast writes.

Kissinger’s approach to foreign policy led him to advocate for policies whose moral grounding was at best dubious, Paul Poast argues.

"If there’s one thing the two sides agree on, it’s that they disagree on some fundamental issues," Paul Poast writes.

"We should never forget that ultimately people are the ones who suffer in war, and they are now being helped at least a little bit," Ivo Daalder tells Kate Bolduan.