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The Border at the Ballot Box

Hybrid EVENT
Election 2024

Join us for a conversation on how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.  

A border crossing roadway in Lukeville, Arizona.
Gregory Bull / AP
Sep
24

Tehran's Tactics: Iran, Its Proxies, and US Middle East Policy

Hybrid EVENT
Election 2024

Join us for a discussion on how the presidential election may shape US policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.

People walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on August 19, 2023.
Vahid Salemi / AP
Oct
9

Past Events

Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Election 2024

Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally. 

Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally.
Ana Miyares Photography

Views from across the Pond

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.

Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė, Karen Pierce, and Rosemary Banks discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

‘Build the Wall’ Won’t Work for Trump This Time Around

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The phrase only serves to highlight the shortcomings of his last presidency, Paul Poast argues.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump tours the southern border with Mexico
Evan Vucci / AP
Migration

How to Save America

In the News
The Atlantic
Ivo H. Daalder

"My parents instilled in me the sense that the world contains many evil people—but is full of good people, too," Ivo Daalder writes.

the Statue of Liberty
Unsplash
US Foreign Policy

Research

Americans Prioritize Domestic Spending over Foreign Aid

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry

The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance.

copies of a federal budget book on a table
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Public Opinion

Domestic Issues Overshadow Foreign Conflicts in 2024 Voting Decisions

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy.

Voting booths are set up in a high school gymnasium
David Goldman / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Kiran Misra 

Former Government Partnerships Officer, UN World Food Programme
Council expert Kiran Mirsa