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Hostage taking is as old as time, but today the world faces new tactics and unprecedented challenges; what can be done?

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October 2, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2018 Chicago Council Survey indicates that Americans now supported active US engagement in world affairs, the larges...

In 2022, there were about 170,000 troops stationed outside of the U.S. and its territories, according to the Department of Defense. As of June 2023, there were over 30,000 troops stationed in the Middle East alone, before America expanded its military presence following Hamas' attack on Israel i...

June 12, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Joshua Busby , Gregory Holyk , and Jonathan Monten, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Across party lines, the results of this survey reveal that the US public and leaders largely agree on US foreign policy., Un...

Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford and Tamara Cofman Wittes, former deputy assistant secretary of state for near east affairs, join the Deep Dish podcast to dissect the implications of the withdrawal from Syria for US-Syria policy.

February 10, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A Chicago Council survey completed January 10–12 shows that as tensions with Iran have risen, Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a tr...

Despite the scale of the crisis and its importance for the broader region, Sudan remains out of the minds of most Americans.