Commentary and Analysis

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.

A powerful belief has taken hold that Americans are exhausted from global overreach. Council President Ivo Daalder debunks the notion that Americans want to retreat from world affairs.

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

A recent survey among Hong Kong residents shows that they're dissatisfied with the actions of the police and support an independent investigation into the protest's origins and potential police abuse.

Relations between Japan and South Korea are in free fall, with the two key US allies in Asia engaged in a steadily escalating economic conflict.

The Midwest remains undecided, but conflicting trends point alternately toward victory for Trump or his eventual opponent.

Palestinians are critical of the US and Peace to Prosperity plan.

Dina Smeltz and Joshua Busby discuss American public opinion of Trump's foreign policy positions.

In early February 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia withdrew from the treaty the next day.

Recent summits between Korean and American leaders may determine whether diplomacy or military confrontation will prevail in engaging North Korea.