Democracy
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Public OpinionJ. Scott Applewhite / APAmericans Prioritize Domestic Spending over Foreign Aid | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance.
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Winter is Coming: Garry Kasparov on Putin's Grand Strategy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov joined the Council the discuss whether Vladimir Putin can maintain his grip on power. -
Global CitiesKaren GreenPaths to New Prosperity in Industrial Regions of the West | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.
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US Foreign PolicyUSA AFRICOMLess is More: A New Strategy for US Security Assistance to Africa | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.
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Public Opinion
Americans Express Concern over Weakening US Democracy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.
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Public OpinionLynne Sladky/APGenerational Divides in Attitudes toward the US Role in the World | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs.
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Global PoliticsDiego CambiasoThe Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous.
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Global Politics
America First vs. Spider-Man — A Debate on Supporting Pro-Democracy Protests | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Rochelle Terman and Paul Poast join Deep Dish to debate the two competing options for prodemocracy movements - "America first" and "Spider-Man."
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Louis Velazquez
The Great Delusion: America and the Liberal International Order | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
John J. Mearsheimer and Jerome McDonnell joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to discuss whether the concept of liberal hegemony is doomed to fail. -
Public OpinionREUTERSAmerican Public Divided on Cooperating with, Confronting China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.