Search The Council

The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world today.

The United States will have to take the lead in rebuilding trust and confidence in its security commitments—including the nuclear guarantee.

“If Washington is prepared to acknowledge that it can coexist with China, the strategic rivalry could be managed peacefully,” writes Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Check out our round up of the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development!

Paul Heer argues that US engagement with China has not failed - it just has not succeeded yet, and is still worth trying.

China's "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy is making headlines around the world. But while it might be hitting the right notes back home, it may not play so well with overseas audiences.

And the ideological split between parties continues to widen, new Council polling shows.

While not traditionally prioritized as a tool of foreign policy, combatting world hunger has high bipartisan support from the American public.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.