Survey Says: How Americans Really View the World

 

The upcoming midterms could be an important indicator for the future direction of US foreign policy. Under President Trump the United States has stepped back from its global engagement, withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Iran Deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and is casting doubt over its commitment to NATO. Yet, according to the Council’s new 2018 polling data, many Americans do not agree with this approach, with the largest percentage since the September 11 attacks now supporting active US engagement in the world. What might these striking views have on the future of American foreign policy? And with an eye to November’s midterms, how will the largest eligible voting group, millennials, impact the election? Speakers: Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Michael Desch, Director, Notre Dame International Security Center, University of Notre Dame Dina Smeltz, Senior Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Moderated by Peter Slevin, Associate Professor, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University