World leaders and representatives from 193 United Nations member states are convening this week at the organization’s headquarters in New York for the 74th session of the General Assembly. Delegates will discuss issues central to the UN Charter: maintaining peace and security, developing friendly relations and strengthening international cooperation. Here […] Read more »
Who Says Foreign Policy Doesn’t Win Elections?
Rolling into the 2020 election, President Donald Trump is bound to tout his record on foreign policy as a resounding success. While he hasn’t built a wall and expensed it to Mexico, he has followed through on pledges to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement and the Paris climate accord, […] Read more »
Public Opinion and U.S. Engagement With the World
President Donald Trump’s still-evolving foreign policy doctrine is the subject of contentious debate within the foreign policy establishment. The disagreement stems from such things as the administration’s unconventional approach to dealing with U.S. allies (including Germany, Canada, and NATO more broadly), as well as with less friendly actors in Russia, […] Read more »
Measuring the Fault Lines in Current US Foreign Policy
Two years into a presidency that continues to question America’s global self-interests, debate continues over whether the United States should be the world’s policeman, a sideline referee for world problems, or simply a self-interested bystander carrying a “big stick.” In a recent opinion article in the Wall Street Journal (March […] Read more »
Majorities of Americans See the Need for NATO and the UN
President Donald Trump, who has questioned U.S. support for international organizations with his “America First” foreign policy, has been particularly skeptical of NATO, openly questioning the need for the alliance and expressing his wish to pull the U.S. out of it. A clear majority of Americans (currently 77%) continue to […] Read more »
America Engaged: American Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy
In the wake of the 2016 US presidential election, political analysts warned of a dark era ahead. Newly elected President Donald Trump had long expressed opposition to US security alliances, skepticism of free trade, and support for authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin. Since the American public generally relies on […] Read more »