The new strategy "suggests a very geographically grounded way of thinking about defense," former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told the Council. She explains what it could mean for China, the war in Ukraine, and US alliances—and what comes next.
Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Jordan Tama explores the unraveling bipartisan consensus on US foreign policy, drawing on a new analysis of more than 50 years of Council survey data.
"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.
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.
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?
"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.
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.
"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.
