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Could a BRICS Currency Work?

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Project Syndicate
Jim O'Neill

Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Lord Jim O'Neill (coiner of the "BRICS" acronym) weighs the possibility of a shared currency among the BRICS club.

A man walks past a money exchange shop decorated with different banknotes in Hong Kong.
Kin Cheung / AP
Global Politics

Trump Admin Reveals First-of-Its-Kind Funding Data in Elite College Crackdown

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Axios
Alexander Cooley

Senior Nonresident Fellow Alexander Cooley tells Axios that the Department of Education painting foreign funds to US colleges as a national security issue is "misleading."

 President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon stands behind him at the Oval Office.
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

In Response to US Tariffs, Canada Is Investing in Its Own Auto Industry

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WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"Canada has decided that the US is an undependable trading partner and an undependable production partner," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea explains.

An electric vehicle plugged in at a charging station
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

How the World Is Acclimating to the Trump Doctrine

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Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

"Leaders understand that they have a whole lot to gain from trying to manage the disruption," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua.

Leslie Vinjamuri appears in the Bloomberg studio US Foreign Policy

What Recent Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Mean for Food Security

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WBEZ
Ertharin Cousin

Council Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin unpacks how the new rules will impact residents across Illinois, including refugees and undocumented immigrants.

A customer walks into a bakery as a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at the front door in Chicago
Nam Y. Huh / AP
Food and Agriculture

What Americans Really Think About Foreign Policy

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Global Dispatches
Jordan Tama

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Jordan Tama explores the unraveling bipartisan consensus on US foreign policy, drawing on a new analysis of more than 50 years of Council survey data.

Jordan Tama speaks with Mark Leon Goldberg via video Public Opinion

Study: Partisan Divide on Foreign Policy Widens

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Fox 32 Chicago
Craig Kafura

"In the last decade, Democrats and Republicans have started to drift apart on the things that they consider most important," says Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura, drawing on Council survey results.

Craig Kafura in the Fox 32 television studio Public Opinion

Trump's National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away

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Foreign Policy
Joshua Busby

Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers, Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Josh Busby and Greg Pollock write.

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon
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Climate and the Environment

Why the US' "One China Policy" Is Fading Away

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The Trump administration’s recently published strategic documents further the US’ drift away from its original meaning of the “one China” policy, Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer writes.

Donald Trump walks past US and Chinese flags
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

What Is at Stake as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits China

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BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins BBC News to discuss Starmer's trip to Beijing and what it signals about the UK-China relationship moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks via video Global Politics