Foreign policy updates
The world’s leaders must contend with threats that threaten the security, prosperity and well-being of billions around the globe—and millions of Americans. These challenges include humanitarian crises exacerbated by climate change; adversaries that seek to expand influence and exert power; autocrats threatening democracy from within; and new technologies enabling powerful actors to scale up their efforts to manipulate and undermine global systems.
As the second Trump administration begins, many scholars expect it to recast U.S. foreign policy priorities around a concept of “great power competition,” with a particular focus on confronting Russia and China. Recent policy signals support this view, including Trump’s threat to impose broad tariffs and additional sanctions on China and Russia.
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Brookings scholars offered in-depth research and analysis on issues of critical importance to American and global policymakers and society, from trade and security to international institutions and governance. They weighed in on how the Biden administration should respond to these major policy challenges.
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Great Decisions is America’s leading discussion program on world affairs. It uses a briefing book, video series and Discussion Groups to explore the most critical global issues facing our nation today.