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Study: Partisan Divide on Foreign Policy Widens

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Fox 32 Chicago
Craig Kafura

"In the last decade, Democrats and Republicans have started to drift apart on the things that they consider most important," says Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura, drawing on Council survey results.

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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.

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Climate and the Environment

Why the US’ “One China Policy” Is Fading Away

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The Trump administration’s recently published strategic documents further the US’ drift away from its original meaning of the “one China” policy, Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer writes.

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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.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks via video Global Politics

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.

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US Foreign Policy

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.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with BBC News via video US Foreign Policy

Trump Says He Reached a Deal on Greenland, Backing off Tariff Threat

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WTTW
Coauthors

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast and Council Board Member Richard Porter unpack the latest on the Trump administration's plan for Greenland and the future of Arctic security.

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Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse

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Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest," Senior Nonresident Fellow Saeid Golkar writes in Foreign Policy.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna, Austria on December 17, 2021.
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Global Politics

Trump’s Announcement of ‘Framework of a Future Deal’ in Greenland Raises Questions

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NBC 5 Chicago
Craig Kafura

"America has had military bases in Greenland for decades,” says Council Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura. "The idea of needing to conquer Greenland, needing Greenland to be part of the United States for U.S. national security just isn't true."

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