John Ikenberry, Charles Kupchan, Shannon O'Neil, Adam Posen and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how the 2026 midterms will shape the direction of US foreign policy and America’s role in the world in the months ahead.
Daniel Twining, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack how Republicans and Democrats see America's role in the world and how they want their country to engage in the world around them.
Majorities in USMCA publics believe the 2020 trilateral free trade agreement has been beneficial to their economies, but Mexicans and Canadians are reticent about how much their governments should acquiesce to US demands.
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Trump Fractured NATO. Can a New Congress Restore the Alliance?
America’s allies are watching the US midterm elections closely and preparing for potential foreign policy shifts.
Trump Has Lost the Foreign Policy Debate
Polling by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Texas at Austin shows the president’s policies are deeply unpopular.