Commentary and Analysis

American evangelical Christians demonstrate a unique affinity for the nation of Israel, highlighted by their views of the ongoing war in the Middle East.

A win for the former president would surely further galvanize the bloc’s populist parties and encourage their normalization—much as it did in the US.

Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.

The phrase only serves to highlight the shortcomings of his last presidency, Paul Poast argues.

"My parents instilled in me the sense that the world contains many evil people—but is full of good people, too," Ivo Daalder writes.

The Levada Analytical Center’s Stepan Goncharov joins Council Research Assistant Lama El Baz to explore recent survey findings.

"When the US economy sneezes, the world economy gets a cold," Paul Poast writes.

This gap between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy — and America’s role in the world — is one that’s been steadily evolving over the past decade.

"Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik," Paul Poast argues.

Council polling finds support for Trump’s border wall and use of troops, but wide opposition to his mass-deportation proposal.