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Plurality of Brits Do Not Support Suspension of Parliament, but Age and Party Divides Remain

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

After three years of negotiations, the United Kingdom remains divided on how to tackle Brexit.

Aerial view of the UK houses parliament and the river Thames
Paul Silvan
Global Politics

Why National Security Advisor Is the Hardest Post for Trump to Fill

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

In less than three years, President Trump has had three national security advisers: a campaign aide with a checkered past, a respected general, and an ideologue with strong views apparently consonant with his own. All ultimately failed.

John Bolton Defense and Security

The case for more foreign policy in the 2020 debates

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Vox
Dina Smeltz

The US president often has nearly unchecked authority in foreign policy. We should learn how candidates would wield that power.

Workers prepare for the first 2020 Presidential Debate at Hofstra University
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Why the new China consensus in Washington scares me

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The Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

Meet the new Red Scare. Is it the same as the old Red Scare?

Delegates listen to a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping as he is seen on a large screen during the National People's Congress US Foreign Policy

Peace to Prosperity Misses the Mark with Palestinians

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Running Numbers by Bettina Hammer

Palestinians are critical of the US and Peace to Prosperity plan.

An aerial view of Jerusalem
Toa Heftiba
Public Opinion

Commentary: The real threat to liberalism is the US' unwillingness to defend it

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.

Vladimir Putin US Foreign Policy

Lionel Barber on Interviewing Putin about Risk and Power

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Financial Times  editor Lionel Barber joins Council President Ivo Daalder and  Deep Dish  host Brian Hanson to discuss what the Russian president revealed about his worldview.

A photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
Defense and Security

Who Says Foreign Policy Doesn't Win Elections?

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Foreign Affairs
Dina Smeltz

Trump’s Overseas Agenda Is a Golden Opportunity for Democrats

A collage of headshots of Democratic presidential candidates US Foreign Policy

When Trump Meets With World Leaders, He Won't Be the Only One Thinking About 2020

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The New York Times
Ivo H. Daalder

By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.

President Trump in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

Commentary: With US-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The only question now is how this ends—in war, new negotiations or one side backing down.

Protesters demonstrate on June 19, 2019 at a briefing on Capitol Hill by Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative on Iran. US Foreign Policy