Commentary

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.

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.

Since the days before its independence, America has gone to the extremes of foreign economic policy.

As it prepares to turn 250, the once-respected nation is becoming harder to recognize. Yet America retains the capacity for reinvention.

As it enters its 250th year, the United States faces an international political system it can neither dominate nor disregard. American leaders will have to do something they have long resisted: learn how to actually play the game.

The world will continue to watch the outcomes of US elections, cultural conflicts, and social protests, which will shape global debates about justice, identity, education, and democratic possibility.

As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.

America and Europe have been bound together for more than 250 years. Whose ideology will define their future?

There has long been a mutual imbrication of Christian values and ideals with US foreign policy. Through “America Prays,” Trump is doubling down.

The unipolar moment is over. In its 250th year, the United States must establish a more workable balance between stability and flexibility to safeguard its global position.