But they’re not ready to bail out of the car just yet.

Bobby Ghosh, Steve Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

My reflections from the Council's America at 250 Global Forum on the sources that fueled American power and influence and what is now at stake.

July 19, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Sharon K. Weiner, Canva, Download Report (PDF), While crediting the US nuclear arsenal for its deterrent effect, Americans are less clear on its impact on the country or their personal safety., Several survey resear...

As the Biden administration rolls out its 2024 budget proposal, we're digging deeper into US defense spending.

October 6, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Arik Burakovsky , Dina Smeltz , and Brendan Helm, The Kremlin, Download Report (PDF), Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm analyze a survey of American experts on Russia about opinions on the country's relations with China and India., I...

April 13, 2000, RESEARCH Report by Richard C. Longworth, Allen McGregor/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), America’s cities are becoming increasingly important actors on the global stage. The idea that cities must reflexively submit to impersonal global forces is giving way to the recognition that ...

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September 16, 2010, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey, REUTERS, Americans believe US foreign policy is increasingly constrained by troubles at home and abroad., Introduction, The American people want to play an active part in world affairs, but their internationalism is increasingly constrained by ...