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PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.
Ana Miyares Photography

Defining America's Future: The Role of Foreign Policy in 2024

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election. 

Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

For the Rest of the World, Trump Is Already the US President

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

For foreign leaders, the US presidential transition to Donald Trump has already happened, Paul Poast writes—for better and for worse.

Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose before a meeting
Sarah Meyssonnier / Pool via AP
US Foreign Policy

1,000 Days of Ukraine War, Global Summits, and RFK Impact on Global Health

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Stefanie Bolzen, Prashant Rao, and Andrew Roth join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

US President Joe Biden, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and China's President Xi Jinping gather for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 19, 2024.
Silvia Izquierdo / AP
Global Politics

Research

America’s Foreign Policy Future: Public Opinion and the 2024 Election

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

The 2024 Chicago Council Survey finds there is often less division than imagined when it comes to long-standing pillars of US foreign policy.

a person holds a sign that says vote in front of an American flag
Carlos Osorio / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Say Weakening Democracy Is the Most Critical Threat to the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

More than half also say the decline of democracies around the world, foreign interference in American elections, and the conflict in the Middle East pose critical threats to vital US interests.

 With the US Capitol in the background, people walk past a sign that says Voters Decide Protect Democracy
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Paul Poast 

Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
Council expert Paul Poast