How the US treats its allies has been a crucial question for every president. What evolved over the centuries into an official embrace of friendly nations is now being reversed by Donald Trump.
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Loosening the American grip on global power could be an essential first step towards achieving a more just and balanced international order.
The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to the 19th century.
There is a long history of calls for the US to abandon the United Nations, and Trump has already turned the old world order on its head.
Rather than clarifying American foreign policy, the term has long been used to tar critics or obfuscate legitimate international affairs questions.
Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
US president-elect Donald Trump promised his supporters that tariffs would rise on all products under his administration. What impact could this have on the French wine industry?
Not having ambassadors representing its interests a year after recalling the previous ones means Nigeria is retreating from the world.
While a few Republican politicians have aligned with former President Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy position, most candidates continue to push for the traditional stance of engagement.
There are 45 million Americans of German ancestry. They gave Donald Trump his winning margin in 2016. Will they do it again?
America finds itself in uncharted territory under Donald Trump – not least when it comes to climate change and Israel policy.
What should America’s role in the world be? A lot of people have an answer, but few of them agree.
The Japanese attack on a US naval base on Dec. 7, 1941 set in motion a series of events that transformed the United States into a global superpower. Will Donald Trump bring that era to an end?
Whether it’s Clinton on Trump in the White House, progressive action on climate change in America - and therefore globally - is going to take a hit.
Increasing isolation threatens global health. International cooperation is critical to fighting diseases that will not respect borders.
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Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
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Lecturer in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Research Scientist, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Dundee
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Research Assistant, Leibniz Institute for the German Language
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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Director of Global Languages, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of International Relations and Visiting Scholar, Texas State University
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Professeur d'économie à l'Université de Bordeaux et Professeur affilié à l'INSEEC Grande Ecole, Université de Bordeaux
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Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
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Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, History, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada)