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The Persistently Internationalist American Public

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Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

2021 Council data show where Biden's ideas overlap with the American middle class— and where they don't. Nonresident Senior Fellow Dan Drezner details in the Washington Post.

President Biden in a Jeep Wrangler.
Adam Schultz
US Foreign Policy

How Democrats Can Rebuild Their "Blue Wall" in the Midwest

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The Hill
John Austin

Dems must offer “economic opportunities and optimism to the largely white, working-class voters,” writes Nonresident Senior Fellow John Austin in the Hill.

Biden observes trainers and apprentices at work at the welding station during a tour of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 Training Facility
Adam Schultz
Global Cities

Engaging North Korea Via Subnational Diplomacy

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The Diplomat
Matthew Abbott

"Subnational diplomacy offers an established, yet underutilized, opportunity for American officials to creatively engage Pyongyang," writes Matt Abbott in the Diplomat.

North Korean flag painted on a brick wall
David Peterson
US Foreign Policy

"Foreign Policy for the Middle Class" Mostly Gets It Right

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“The administration should invest in making the case at home for how [foreign] policies benefit the American people,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a podium at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Ministerial Council Meeting on Oct. 5, 2021, in Paris.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Americans Sense China Eclipsing US Economically, Poll Finds

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Washington Post
Coauthors

As competition between the United States and China intensifies, more Americans now say the Asian country is more powerful economically, a reversal from two years ago when a plurality said the United States had an economic advantage, according to a survey released Thursday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

President Biden stands in front of a bulldozer and American flag.
Reuters
Public Opinion

US Must "Ally-Shore" to Reassure Partners

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Newsweek
John Austin

John Austin writes in Newsweek how "for economic growth, international security, global political stability and the protection of our democracies—the time for ally-shoring is now!"

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken attends a member session at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
Reuters
Global Cities

Biden Says America Is Back at the Table. Is It?

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the Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford explains how it will take more than mere words to create the multilateral responses the world needs to climate change, COVID-19, and the global crises yet to come.

Flags outside of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in NY.
Diplomatic Security Service
Global Politics

Shifting from "Relentless War" to "Relentless Diplomacy"

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

"In order for democracies to compete with authoritarian regimes like China, they have to prove that they can deliver for their people at home," Council President Daalder tells CNN.

CNN
CNN
US Foreign Policy

What Do Russians Think about the Relationship with China?

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The Diplomat
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura explains in the Diplomat how Sino-Russian ties are bolstered by deepening support from the Russian public according to the latest Chicago Council data.

Xi Jinping and Putin walking near stairs.
Reuters
Public Opinion

September 11 Attacks' Impact, 20 Years Later

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Wharton Business Daily, SiriusXM
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder joins host Dan Loney on Wharton Business Daily to discuss the impact of 9/11 over the last 20 years.

9-11 memorial NYC
REUTERS
Global Politics