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Peace to Prosperity Misses the Mark with Palestinians

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Running Numbers by Bettina Hammer

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

An aerial view of Jerusalem
Toa Heftiba
Public Opinion

Commentary: The real threat to liberalism is the US' unwillingness to defend it

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.

Vladimir Putin US Foreign Policy

Lionel Barber on Interviewing Putin about Risk and Power

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Financial Times  editor Lionel Barber joins Council President Ivo Daalder and  Deep Dish  host Brian Hanson to discuss what the Russian president revealed about his worldview.

A photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
Defense and Security

Who Says Foreign Policy Doesn't Win Elections?

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Dina Smeltz

Trump’s Overseas Agenda Is a Golden Opportunity for Democrats

A collage of headshots of Democratic presidential candidates US Foreign Policy

When Trump Meets With World Leaders, He Won't Be the Only One Thinking About 2020

In the News
The New York Times
Ivo H. Daalder

By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.

President Trump in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

Commentary: With US-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The only question now is how this ends—in war, new negotiations or one side backing down.

Protesters demonstrate on June 19, 2019 at a briefing on Capitol Hill by Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative on Iran. US Foreign Policy

What Can Mexico Really Do About Migration?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.

People wait in line at the US-Mexico border.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

China's power is booming. How should the U.S. respond?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality.

A man walking on a sidewalk in China talks on the phone US Foreign Policy

How Might War Start Between the US and China?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about which factors could lead China and the United States into a full-scale military conflict.

President Trump walks past Chinese military display.
Reuters
Defense and Security

The Mueller report's crucial warning: Our 2020 elections are vulnerable to more Russian meddling

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next.

Stacks of books with Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on the spine US Foreign Policy