Commentary and Analysis

James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.

The US president often has nearly unchecked authority in foreign policy. We should learn how candidates would wield that power.

Dina Smeltz and Joshua Busby discuss American public opinion of Trump's foreign policy positions.

Trump’s Overseas Agenda Is a Golden Opportunity for Democrats

In early February 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia withdrew from the treaty the next day.

Global population is expected to peak and then decline this century, reshaping everything from economic growth and immigration to government spending and climate change.

According to the 2018 Chicago Council Survey , American public support for an "independent Palestinian state" is at its highest level yet, with strongest support among self-described Democrats.

The current polarization in Nicaragua between the government supporters and the opposition coalition of students, farmers, civil society groups, and business leaders makes compromise a challenge.

Partisanship has become a major factor in foreign policy attitudes in Chicago Council Surveys; not so long-ago opinions on foreign policy seemed immune to partisan impulses.

Dina Smeltz and Joshua Busby discuss how political polarization poses an extreme threat to the United States.