A new Pew survey shows China overtaking the U.S. in global favorability for the first time, driven largely by declining confidence that Washington respects its own citizens' freedoms, even as the country works to present a more "uplifting" version of its own history.Read more...
China predicts American hegemony will give way to Chinese-led multipolarity. Meanwhile, U.S. retrenchment has left a vacuum of international leadership.Read more...
The Trump administration has positioned the World Cup as a central public diplomacy tool in advancing its America First agenda, yet it remains unclear how this strategy will translate into specific policy outcomes.Read more...
As U.S. adversaries are aligning their disinformation narratives, America’s choice to unilaterally disarm places its citizens at risk. To address this vulnerability, the U.S. should pre-emptively counter false narratives and build its collective cognitive defenses. Read more...
Visa overstay rates are the central driver for the Trump administration's travel ban but the statistics reveal more about the costs of exclusion than its benefits. Read more...
The United States government appears to be determined to reduce its influence, competence, and effectiveness in global affairs—all while China is actively increasing its diplomatic budget. State Department personnel and diplomats gather the knowledge, build the relationships, and provide the advice necessary to extend American influence and gain leverage.Read more...
In his second inaugural address, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed, “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world.” While this may be the president’s stated intent, the actions thus far undertaken in pursuit of this goal are completely counterproductive.Read more...
Donald Trump’s “iron-fist” approach to foreign policy is shaking the world order, but this stark contrast in U.S. foreign policy is not whipping world leaders into shape as he predicted. Instead, it is ushering in U.S. isolation in security and economic spheres, and encouraging greater Chinese relations with U.S. allies.Read more...
Ultimately, under the second Trump administration, as with the first, the United States and Türkiye will likely enjoy balanced relations overall. Yet if the negative elements overshadow the positives, this could be a sign of cracks within U.S. foreign policy and especially within NATO.Read more...
Russia’s latest target for disinformation is the U.S. funded malaria vaccination program in West Africa. As the Kremlin continues to exploit institutional weaknesses and amplify skepticism towards Western initiatives, the divide between Africa and the West is only deepening. Read more...
