Futurist Amy Webb joined an expert panel at the Council on February 23, 2017, to discuss working in tomorrow's world. We asked her how, with technologies advancing faster than governments can adapt, should policymakers prepare to deal with whatever comes next—watch her response.
Instead of updating travel bans, the Trump administration should update immigration policy if it truly wants to boost national security, writes council immigration expert Sara McElmurry.
We asked Tyler Cowen, author of "The Complacent Class," how the American dream relates to America's foreign policy. See what he said.
With the appeal of unconventional candidates and an onslaught of domestic and international crises, now may be as good a time as ever for new and daring policy ideas. What we need, writes Council President Ivo Daalder, is a robust debate about the importance of America's global leadership. This Week’s Reads examine some of the internal and external challenges to that American-led order, as well as some of the big ideas for reforming it.
Will the appointment of H.R. McMaster as President Trump’s National Security Advisor calm the tumult over Michael Flynn’s resignation? On the latest Deep Dish episode, two former NSC members, Ivo Daalder and Kori Schake, illuminate the genuine challenges for McMaster and Trump’s national security machine from the inside out.
"The bottom line is that NATO today remains an essential tool in advancing both American and transatlantic interests” writes Council President Ivo Daalder. “The challenge moving forward is to ensure that the trust that underpins the alliance is not unraveled by mixed messages and uncertainty coming out of Washington." This Weeks’ Reads explores the current state of the transatlantic Alliance and some of the internal and external challenges it confronts.
