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Sean McFate on the Future of War

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Former US paratrooper Sean McFate joins us in this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Screenshot of Sean McFate speaking on-screen Defense and Security

Trump's failure with North Korea is not surprising — time to let the experts step in

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Successive US administrations have sought to halt and reverse North Korea's nuclear quest through threats, inducements, and negotiations. None succeeded.

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 28, 2019 US Foreign Policy

US troop drawdown in South Korea worth considering

In the News
The Hill
Karl Friedhoff

A primary worry among US and South Korean analysts is that President Trump will offer to reduce the number of US troops in Korea and receive no meaningful concessions from North Korea in return.

US army personnel stand in front of blue building US Foreign Policy

America shrugs while democracy around the world retreats

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

For the 13th year in a row, freedom declined around the world — with more countries falling down freedom’s ranks than moving up.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference in Washington US Foreign Policy

Will the Never-Ending War in Afghanistan Ever End?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The war in Afghanistan has lasted more than 17 years, and the overall situation has improved little over those years.

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their equipment before boarding a CH-47F Chinook in the Nawa Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
US Army
Defense and Security

Stephen Walt's Guide to Realism

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Harvard University's Stephen M. Walt joins Deep Dish to explain America's foreign policy failures since the end of the Cold War.

Firdos Square in Baghdad
Larisa Epatko
US Foreign Policy

Confidence in Congress Low

BLOG
Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

Results from the 2018 Chicago Council Survey indicate that trust in American political institutions is extremely low—especially so for congress.

Aerial view of US Congress US Foreign Policy

What a World Without US Leadership Looks Like

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay discuss their new book "The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership"—a revealing look at Trump’s foreign policy.

An exterior view of the US White House
Diego Cambiaso
Global Politics

How Popular is US Foreign Policy?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Richard Wike joins the Council's Dina Smeltz and Brian Hanson to examine the current global perception of American foreign policy.

The White House at night time
Tabrez Syed
Public Opinion

A Look at Public Opinion and Foreign Policy with Dina Smeltz

In the News
Council on Foreign Affairs
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz joins James M. Lindsay to discuss American attitudes toward foreign policy.

View of the desk inside the Oval Office US Foreign Policy