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America First, World Second? The Future of US Global Leadership

Hybrid EVENT

Julián Ventura and Suzanne Nossel explore how nations worldwide are recalibrating their strategies in response to America's changing approach to foreign policy. 

President Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on November 14, 2024.
Alex Brandon / AP
Sep
18

The Future of Multilateralism: UN80 and Beyond

Hybrid EVENT

Cécile Shea, Juliet Sorensen, Ian Hurd, and Paul Poast discuss the evolution and future of multilateralism through the lens of the United Nations' 80th anniversary.

A man looks at a quote from the United Nations Charter: Preamble on a wall that reads: "We The Peoples Of The United Nations Determined."
Mark Garten / UN Photo
Sep
22

Past Events

Democracy under Threat: Global Challenges and Lessons

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Leading experts explore how democracies can fight back against authoritarian threats and build resilience.

A protestor holds up a sign reading "WANTED DEMOCRACY" at a protest in France on July 31, 2021.
Adrienne Surprenant / AP

Global Affairs, Local Impact: A Conversation with Congressmen LaHood and Quigley

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL 16) and Mike Quigley (D-IL 5) discuss the current state of global affairs and their local implications.

Mary Ann Ahern with Congressmen LaHood and Quigley on the Council's stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Why Dambisa Moyo Thinks This Economic Moment is Different

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The global economy isn’t just slowing—it’s being completely reshaped. Here’s what that means for your future.

A man watches stock prices displayed on an electronic board at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 7, 2025.
Tatan Syuflana / AP
Global Economy

The Old World Order Is Dead. Its Replacement Struggles to Be Born

In the News
World Politics Review
Daniel W. Drezner

"Until the great powers can either agree—or at least agree to disagree—on what comes next, the new world order will remain radically incomplete," Daniel Drezner argues.

President Donald Trump meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Global Politics

Research

Friends with Benefits: Chinese See Russia and North Korea as Beijing's Closest Comrades

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinpin shake hands at the Kremlin
Pavel Bednyakov / AP
Public Opinion

2025 Survey of Public Opinion on US Foreign Policy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Results and analysis of the Council's annual survey of American views on foreign policy.

The White House is lit with the colors of the American flag US Foreign Policy

Experts

Paul Poast 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
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