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How Does Trump's Base Differ from Other Republicans? Let Me Count the Ways

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Not all Republicans share President Trump's "America First" policies. Council expert Dina Smeltz explains where "Trump Republicans" and "Non-Trump Republicans" differ.

Rally supporting President Donald Trump in Boston
Reuters
Public Opinion

Cities Combatting Urban Violence

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

A panel of experts discusses how cities can combat urban violence.

Yellow "police line - do not cross" tape blocks an intersection
Reuters
Global Cities

Why John Bolton Threatened the ICC

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Ambassador David Scheffer shares his reactions on John Bolton's recent comments on the United States' relationship with Afghanistan.

John Bolton speaking at a podium
Gage Skidmore
Global Politics

NAFTA Pronouncements and Reality

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

To pass legislation and end any uncertainty swirling around the trade pact, NAFTA's new labor chapter may need further tweaking.

US Capitol building
Ajay Parthasarathy
Global Economy

There's a New NAFTA in Town

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Duncan Wood, Laura Dawson, and Phil Levy join Deep Dish to discuss what's in the new NAFTA agreement and its significance on the global economy.

A sign marking the US-Mexico border, with semi trucks driving in the background
Reuters
Global Economy

The US Shouldn't Ignore the G-7 Gender Equality Recommendations

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Global Insight by Katelyn Jones

The United States needs to do more to ensure women are equally represented in legislative bodies.

President Trump, left, with Emmanuel Macron. Inclusion and Equity

The link between climate change and wildfires in America's West

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The Hill
Dan Glickman

Although Congress has given greater resources to agencies that fight wildfires, we must go further: preventing or mitigating natural disasters must get the same resources and attention as our national security.

View of wildfires in California from a road Climate and the Environment

Assessing the Trump economy

In the News
The Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

Recent data shows that voters disapprove of the way Trump is handling foreign policy, 58 percent to 38 percent.

President Trump speaks at a rally in Great Falls, Mont., on July 5. Global Economy

ICYMI: Recent Council Surveys on Russia-US Relations

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

Saint Basil's cathedral, Moscow, Russia
Serj Tyaglovsky
US Foreign Policy

The looming crisis in health care

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Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

When the White House unveiled a hard-line plan last week to choke off immigration, it issued a threat to a crucial pipeline of Midwestern workers: home health care aides.

A person pushes someone in a wheelchair Migration