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
Jae C. Hong / AP
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

The Trump Doctrine

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Internationale Politik Quarterly
Leslie Vinjamuri

"In his attempt to secure the best deal possible or advance his policy ambitions, Trump rejects convention, diplomatic norms, and legal constraints," writes Council Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri.

President Trump walks through a doorway
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Europe Is the US Establishment's Last Hope

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Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"Liberal-minded US politicians and foreign-policy experts are now openly pinning their hopes for the free world on a stiffening of the European spine," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for an EU Summit
Omar Havana / AP
US Foreign Policy

How Trump's Greenland Moves Are Impacting the Transatlantic Partnership

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BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri reflects on recent strains to US-European relations and what is at stake moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with BBC News via video US Foreign Policy