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Republicans and Democrats Don’t Agree on a Single Immigration Policy: Poll

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The Hill
Craig Kafura

New Council-Ipsos polling reveals there is little common ground to be found between the right and left when it comes to immigration policy solutions.

The US-Mexico border wall seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Christian Chavez / AP
Public Opinion

Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread from US to Europe

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VOA
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

Paul Poast appears on VOA via Zoom US Foreign Policy

American Rare Earths Find Comes up Short

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

The eventual extraction from Wyoming’s Halleck Creek site will be much smaller than the reported 2.34 billion tonnes.

 mountains in northeast Wyoming which hold one of North America's best deposits of rare earth elements
Mead Gruver / AP
Global Economy

The US Is Having a Crisis of Confidence at a Very Bad Time

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"A lack of confidence can lead to restraint out of fear, rather than restraint as a principled position," Paul Poast writes.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
US Foreign Policy

Power Play: Canada Pressured on NATO Spending

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CTV News
Ivo H. Daalder

"As NATO does more, one of it's most important allies—Canada—needs to do more as well," says Ivo Daalder.

Vassy Kapelos, Ivo Daalder, and Andrew Leslie on CTV News. Global Politics

Overseas Conflicts Are Sparking Strife in US Party Politics

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FiveThirtyEight
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz uses recent surveys to break down how the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have divided the parties.

Dina Smeltz talks with others via video call Public Opinion

Europe Caught between Putin and Trump

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Even if Biden is reelected, Europeans are aware that the era of strong transatlantic presidents may be coming to an end," writes Ivo Daalder.

Former US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit on November 11, 2017.
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

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.

President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House on February 9, 2024
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

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.

President Donald Trump addresses a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 12, 2018.
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

What Another Trump Presidency Would Mean for NATO

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

Whether a reelected Trump would actually withdraw from the alliance as many fear is beside the point, Ivo Daalder argues.

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy