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The Federal Reserve Has the Whole World in Its Hands

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"When the US economy sneezes, the world economy gets a cold," Paul Poast writes.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference
Jose Luis Magana / AP
Global Economy

The US Divide on Foreign Policy

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

This gap between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy — and America’s role in the world — is one that’s been steadily evolving over the past decade.

A sunrise casts the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and US Capital in orange on June 21, 2024.
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

There Was No Biden Doctrine. That's the Point

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik," Paul Poast argues.

Joe Biden speaks at Fort Liberty
Susan Walsh / AP
US Foreign Policy

More Americans Call Volume of Immigrants a 'Critical Threat,' Poll Finds

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Washington Post
Craig Kafura

Council polling finds support for Trump’s border wall and use of troops, but wide opposition to his mass-deportation proposal.

A Border Patrol agent leads a group of migrants seeking asylum towards a van
Gregory Bull / AP
Public Opinion

US Global Leadership Is Losing Ground at Home

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World Politics Review
Candace Rondeaux

Candace Rondeaux uses Council-New America data to analyze what demographic shifts might mean for the future of US foreign policy.

light shines through an American flag
Nick Ut / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump Has Nothing New to Say on Foreign Policy

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trump's foreign policy platform is "essentially a rerun of the script he used the first time around," Paul Poast writes.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Believers' Summit
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

The 2024 US Presidential Election and South Korea

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Korea Society
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz and other experts unpack how America’s 2024 elections will impact domestic politics, foreign policy, and the US-South Korea relationship.

Dina Smeltz speaks on stage Public Opinion

Where "Pure Independents" Stand on US Foreign Policy

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Independents who lean toward neither party could play a decisive role in the 2024 presidential election.

a person stands at a voting booth
Patrick Semansky / AP
Public Opinion

The United States Pursues Its Lithium Independence

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

The hunt for the key battery component is only the beginning of the story.

Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine near Orovada, Nevada
Rick Bowmer / AP
Global Economy

Foreign Policy Experts Fear the Threat Is Coming from Inside the House

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Large majorities of Democratic and Independent foreign policy elites say they are more concerned about internal threats than external ones.

Security fencing installed around the US Capitol
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
US Foreign Policy