Strong global leadership has been a pillar of US foreign policy for more than half a century, but some believe the Trump administration’s America First agenda strays from the country’s enduring tradition of international engagement. But disengagement in t ...
Craig Kafura's blog bolton_john_rts20t1j_565x350.jpg In a speech on Monday, September 10, National Security Advisor John Bolton announced a number of hostile policies aimed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). In his first speech as National Se ...
Kevin Clifford's blog "Will the current administration have long-term effects on US alliances and influence, or do you believe there can be a course correction?" Council President Ivo Daalder shares his response in this edition of #AskIvo. ...
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met in Pyongyang from September 18-20 for their third summit in less than 12 months. The two leaders discussed the next steps toward North Korea’s potential denuclearization, economic cooperation and ...
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Executive Summary In the wake of the 2016 US presidential election, political analysts warned of a dark era ahead. Newly elected President Donald Trump had long expressed opposition to US security alliances, skepticism of free trade, and support for aut ...
Craig Kafura's blog While many headlines have declared that Donald Trump is remaking the Republican party in his image, a new 2018 Chicago Council Survey finds that not all Republican Party supporters have adopted the president’s positions. There is ...
Craig Kafura's blog Reflecting the President’s hostility to foreign assistance, the Trump administration has repeatedly sought to curtail US foreign aid spending. Most recently, the administration attempted in August to cancel $3 billion in foreign a ...
Evan Fazio's blog President Donald Trump campaigned, and has governed, on an "America First" platform: The United States should stop underwriting the security and prosperity of other countries at its own expense, and it should renegotiate o ...
Evan Fazio's blog Two distinguished public opinion surveys reveal how American foreign policy is perceived at home and abroad. Pew’s director of global attitudes research Richard Wike joins Dina Smeltz, lead author of the Chicago Council Survey on US ...
