If Donald Trump’s presidency ushers in a period of American disengagement from the world, Germany’s softer, collaborative approach will soon be sorely tested. Amidst an upswell of nationalism across the western world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s greatest challenge may be to find willing partners to work with, at home and abroad, in defense of an international system that has been so good for her country.
John Crosby, senior pastor at the Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, Minnesota, on our role in ending hunger around the globe.
This was a year of global upheaval. As 2017 approaches, now is a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned and what we should expect in the coming year.
Jason Clay of World Wildlife Fund on measures to reduce global biodiversity loss.
While losing the Electoral College vote, Hillary Clinton matched or even exceeded Barack Obama’s landslide margins in major cities in the two previous elections, Richard Longworth finds. It is all part of what Texas author Bill Bishop called “the big sort” – the dramatic grouping of America into geographical enclaves where the overwhelming majority thinks and votes alike.
Despite partisan differences on taking a side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and on the status of US-Israel bilateral relations, overall trends from Chicago Council Survey data indicate that the relationship between the United States and Israel will continue to be viewed warmly by the American public.
