American Foreign Policy in the 2020 Election
James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.
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National security, alliances, immigration, and trade wars have already surfaced in debates and speeches by 2020 US presidential candidates. But how do the candidates' ideas match those of Americans overall? James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz on Deep Dish to discuss discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.
About the Experts
Vice President, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Dina Smeltz, a polling expert, has more than 25 years of experience designing and fielding international social and political surveys. Prior to joining the Council to lead its annual survey of American attitudes on US foreign policy, she served in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the US State Department's Office of Research from 1992 to 2008.
James M. Lindsay
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations
James M. Lindsay, the Mary and David Boies distinguished senior fellow in US foreign policy and director of Fellowship Affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations, focuses on US national security policy, the US foreign policymaking process, and the domestic politics of US foreign policy.
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.