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Never Mind Trump—If Europe Wants to Save NATO, It Must Win Over the American People

In the News
The Guardian
Leslie Vinjamuri

"At a moment when Europe is focused on persuading Donald Trump to remain committed to NATO, it needs to convince Americans, too," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri writes.

A group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey US Foreign Policy

New World Order: Can Canada and Europe Take on Trump?

In the News
Channel 4 News
Leslie Vinjamuri

In this episode of the Fourcast, Leslie Vinjamuri joins to discuss what Canada’s closer ties with the EU could mean—from tighter trade and defense to what Mark Carney calls 'a beacon for other democracies.'

Screenshot of three people on a virtual call US Foreign Policy

'The Old World Is Dying.' What Comes Next?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As the US pulls back from parts of its traditional role abroad, allies and middle powers are rethinking their relationships. Journalist Ishaan Tharoor explains what that could mean for the future of the international order.

Canada EU Summit
Virginia Mayo / AP
Global Politics

Can the US and China Avoid the Mistakes of 1914?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The US and China may not want a war, but could they end up in one anyway? International relations historian Odd Arne Westad explains why he sees echoes of the years before World War I and the “warning” they hold for today. 

Military Parade
Maxim Shemetov / AP
Global Politics

Will China Fill the UN Leadership Gap?

Analysis
by Raymond C. Kuo

Reports that Xi will forgo addressing the United Nations General Assembly ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington raise uncomfortable questions about the role of multilateral institutions under great power compacts.

People walk around the plaza by the Sphere Within Sphere outside the United Nations Headquarters on the first day of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly's High-Level week, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Angelina Katsanis / AP
Global Politics

What This Moment Requires of Us

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The Council’s founders believed that the United States should have a positive vision for international engagement—and that the Midwest had a critical role to play.

A flower seller arranges bouquets ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Nava Jamshidi / AP
Global Politics

Here's What Middle Powers Can Actually Do

In the News
Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"There are concrete steps that internationalist nations can take to staunch the erosion of global norms and set the stage for a stronger future," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Markus Schreiber / AP
Global Politics

The Paradox of President Trump's Peace Project

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

Trump can disrupt wars and force pauses but has yet to close one. The gap is creating space for middle powers—and an opening for China.

 President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.
Markus Schreiber / AP
US Foreign Policy

Can Britain Grow Again?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Britain's new prime minister inherits an economy that has struggled to grow for years, with less room to maneuver in an increasingly competitive world. Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett explains what's holding Britain back and what it will take to get growth moving again.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham sits next to Queen Camilla and King Charles III at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland on July 27, 2026.
Kin Cheung / AP
Global Politics

Burnham Meets with Zelensky for First Time as UK Prime Minister

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"This meeting really moves the needle in a very serious way [and] makes it clear that he is prepared to be a statesperson on the biggest issues of war and peace," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells BBC News.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with a BBC presenter Global Politics