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A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

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

US politics, public opinion, and global implications.

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

The US public supports meeting with the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and more.

From diplomacy to military intervention, Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford unpacks the ways Washington can pursue its foreign policy interests.

Half favor using US forces to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea, down from 55 percent in 2022. 

"A China beginning to lose the underpinnings of its new-found international influence could prove even more dangerous," John Austin writes.

The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs.

While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors.

Why moving to renewable energy will not increase energy security and reduce geopolitical power struggles and what to do.

As the war in Ukraine continues, majorities say the United States should maintain or increase its commitment to NATO.

But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing.

The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to impact American attitudes toward global engagement.

Ravi Agrawal, Catherine Philp, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

We breakdown the mystery behind the BRICS and its evolving role in shaping the global order.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle, Paul Heer writes.

Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

How did Paris, Chicago, and Beijing's rivers get so dirty, and what do their cleanup efforts have in common?

The summer’s record temperatures have reignited the international farmworker health crisis.

The bloc's popularity signals dissatisfaction with the Western-run global order, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Paul Heer weighs in on how Xi Jinping thinks and what role the intelligence community should play in foreign policy.

Deep Dish confronts America’s deadly fentanyl crisis and the struggle to stop the flood of fentanyl from entering the country.

Biden-era surveys affirm continued support for the intelligence community but also signal growing partisanship.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Ryan Heath, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Jamil Anderlini, Catherine Philp, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Discover the power of cinema as we unpack the 'Oppenheimer' movie's ability to resurface long-forgotten fears and inspire dialogue around nuclear consciousness.

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

David Scheffer argues for Washington to employ "a powerful lawfare deterrent" towards China in the case of an invasion of Taiwan.

"The only viable exit ramp is substantive diplomacy aimed at deescalation, mutual understanding, and incremental attention to each other’s core concerns," Paul Heer writes.

Aging populations, economic prospects, and sustainability goals - we tackle it all in this episode on population decline.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Washington should ditch the military rhetoric and refocus efforts on work with China and Mexico, Emma Sanderson argues.