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The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy

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The Atlantic
Coauthors

A new Council study of Republican attitudes helps explain why, Ronald Brownstein writes.

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Public Opinion

A Frozen War in Ukraine Would Be a Victory for Russia

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"It is no surprise that Zelenskyy is trying all he can to change the war’s dynamics and avoid this outcome," Paul Poast writes.

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Concerns Grow over Trump's Comments on NATO

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO members "should take the idea that a Donald Trump-led United States will not be a reliable ally very seriously," Ivo Daalder says.

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US and Germany — a Reversal of Fortunes

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"The only question is whether Berlin will step up, leading others in Europe and beyond to begin filling the void a retreating America threatens to leave behind," Ivo Daalder writes.

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Trump is Wrong about NATO

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America Abroad
Ivo H. Daalder

"In four years as president and the three years since, Trump has refused to get NATO right," writes Ivo Daalder.

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Biden Is Right to Keep the US Engaged in the World

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Would the United States and the world be better off if Washington sat some things out? Paul Poast weighs in.

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Biden's 'Defending Democracy’ Agenda Is All Talk

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.

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What the American Public Thinks of China

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National Committee on US-China Relations
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura unpacks Council survey findings on US attitudes toward Beijing.

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The US Must Strike Iran, and Take out Its Terrorist Commanders

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The Telegraph
Saeid Golkar

"We will only have peace when America uses force to defend its interests," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

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Don't Blame a Lack of Will for Waning US Hegemony

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast explores how a changing international system is placing new limits on American power.

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