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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.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

"The elections of 2024 could mark an inflection point for democracy globally and, by consequence, international relations," Paul Poast writes.

But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

“If the United States can’t lead by example as a defender of democracy and the rule of law at home, we’ll have a hard time defending them elsewhere,” says Elizabeth Shackelford.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award finalist, The Black Butterfly, uses the city of Baltimore to examine the policies, practices, and historical trauma that created hyper-segregation in today’s cities.

The Council and Girl Security partnered to engage the next generation of women in national security.

Milei’s appeal draws attention to an acute problem facing democracies around the world: Good governance and good politics don’t always align.

Will the Republican Party stand for international engagement, democracy and freedom? Or will Republicans adopt a narrower, inward-looking vision?

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.