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US Global Leadership Is Losing Ground at Home

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World Politics Review
Candace Rondeaux

Candace Rondeaux uses Council-New America data to analyze what demographic shifts might mean for the future of US foreign policy.

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US Foreign Policy

Trump Has Nothing New to Say on Foreign Policy

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trump's foreign policy platform is "essentially a rerun of the script he used the first time around," Paul Poast writes.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Believers' Summit
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US Foreign Policy

India May Not Have What It Takes to Be a Great Power

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

“Being welcomed into the great power club is as much about perception as it is about reality," Paul Poast writes.

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Global Politics

Security and Defense Will Have to Rest More on Europe — and Less on the US

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

After decades of underinvestment and spending cuts to NATO, there remains much more to be done. But virtually all members now understand the urgency of the task at hand.

World leaders gather at the 75th NATO Summit in Washington DC on July 10, 2024.
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Global Politics

The US President Doesn’t Need Legal Immunity to Be Imperial

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Presidents have a long history of both expanding and testing the limits of their powers," Paul Poast writes.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event
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US Foreign Policy

NATO Calls China "Decisive Enabler" in Russia's War on Ukraine

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

"China has become not just an enabler, I would say a participant in this direct confrontation, which is direct violation of international law."

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Taiwan Seeks to Escape Its History

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Taiwan’s shift toward more explicitly nationalist politics has exposed serious contradictions in US-China policy, Paul Heer argues.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers an acceptance speech during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei
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Global Politics

How Trump Republicans Really Feel about NATO

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Politico
Coauthors

Support for the alliance—though solid overall—is becoming increasingly polarized, Ivo Daalder and Dina Smeltz write.

Donald Trump pictured in front of a NATO flag
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US Foreign Policy

The 2024 US Presidential Election and South Korea

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Korea Society
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz and other experts unpack how America’s 2024 elections will impact domestic politics, foreign policy, and the US-South Korea relationship.

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A Rush to Form Alliances Is Always a Bad Sign

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Multilateral wars are often preceded by rapid movements toward alliance formation and consolidation, Paul Poast writes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership
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