America's Global Role

"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.

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.'

As the midterm elections approach, the Trump administration has realized its strategy isn’t working. Will economic measures succeed where military operations failed?

In another bid to force Iran to succumb to his will, Trump has launched Operation Economic Outcast against Iran—but is it America that is becoming the international pariah? Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins the discussion.

"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.

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.'

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.

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. 

From Sing Sing prison to Mar-a-Lago, The Economist's John Prideaux traveled across the country to find out what America looks like at 250.

Watch how the Council is leading the conversations that will define what comes next.

At 250, America is attempting to redefine its position in the global system. Can it convince others to follow?

Allies are not planning for the return of a past iteration of the United States. It would behoove Americans to start doing the same.