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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
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Climate and the Environment

Davos Shockwaves: A Turning Point for America and Europe?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

At Davos, Martin Wolf and Sir Robin Niblett say the Greenland debacle exposed Europe's red line. Has the transatlantic relationship reached a turning point?

Trump at Davos
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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.

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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
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US Foreign Policy

Why 'America First' Has Prevailed—Despite Public Opinion

Analysis
by Bruce W. Jentleson

American public opinion is increasingly at odds with US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy. Fifty years of Chicago Council on Global Affairs polling reveals why the "America First" agenda has prevailed—and where it might break down.

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the base of the Washington Monument shortly before sunset, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington.
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US Foreign Policy

The American Political Environment Is Ripe for a New Foreign Policy Vision

Analysis
by Jordan Tama

Fifty years of Chicago Council on Global Affairs polling reveals significant reservoirs of cross-party agreement and a strong base of public support for a more cooperative approach to world affairs.

An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington.
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US Foreign Policy

Could a Dublin-Detroit-Davos Corridor Be an Engine for a Renewal of the Transatlantic Partnership?

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

News that the World Economic Forum may come down from the mountain is symbolic of the end of an era but also signals the beginning of new thinking about internationalism. In Davos, Trump, Carney, and Zelenskyy offered competing visions for the future international order.

Flags decorate the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
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Global Politics

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
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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.

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How the World Is Reading US Power

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

From Venezuela to Greenland, the US has dominated global headlines one year into Trump’s second term. But what comes next, and how is the world reacting? Join Emma Ashford and Ryan Hass as we discuss these topics among others.

Greenland Protest
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US Foreign Policy