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Debunked! Most Americans Do Support the US Engaging in World Affairs, Not Retreating

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

A powerful belief has taken hold that Americans are exhausted from global overreach. Council President Ivo Daalder debunks the notion that Americans want to retreat from world affairs.

President Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo
Reuters
Public Opinion

Katelyn Jones on Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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Wait Just a Minute

Council Women, Peace, and Security Fellow Katelyn Jones takes a minute to answer questions on equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

A screenshot of Katelyn Jones on a Wait Just a Minute Interview. Women and Girls

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

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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 Kinship of Farmers: We're All in This Together

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

In this series, Agri-Pulse and the Council have partnered to explore how the US agriculture and food sector can advance food security.

Two tractors harvesting a field
Johny Goerend
Food and Agriculture

Fire Is Not Brazil's Only Amazon Problem

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Robert Muggah, research director of the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro, joins Deep Dish to discuss the myriad problems across Brazil.

Children play in lake next to raging fire in the Amazon Rainforest.
Ria Sopala
Climate and the Environment

The US Democrats' China Debate

In the News
The Diplomat
Craig Kafura

None of Trump's Democratic would-be rivals look likely to adopt a softer stance on China.

China and US flags
Reuters
Global Politics

Germany's Surging Far-Right and the Future of Populism

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Sheri Berman, professor of Political Science and author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe, explains why the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has emerged as a formidable populist challenger to the two long-dominant parties in Germany, the social democrats and the Christian democrats.

Sticker of the Identitarian Movement on a sign at an AfD demo in Freilassing Global Politics

Boris Johnson's Brexit gamble puts UK on edge. Is it worth it?

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The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

When it comes to Brexit, Britain’s boisterous new prime minister is determined to succeed where his predecessor failed.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Vanguard-class submarine HMS Victorious at Faslane naval base Global Politics

Trump's Dream of Space Force Moves One Step Closer to Reality

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

President Donald Trump's dream of establishing a United States Space Force moved one step closer to reality Thursday with the creation of the U.S. Space Command.

President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. Space Command is unfurled Defense and Security

Mexicans Have Distinctive Views of Trump and of the United States

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Running Numbers by Leena Kim

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

US President Donald Trump speaking in Phoenix, Arizona.
Gage Skidmore
Public Opinion