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President-elect Trump and U.S. Foreign Policy
A second Trump administration will face serious foreign policy challenges. CFR offers a full suite of resources to keep track of developments on critical issues and the U.S. role in the world.
The 2024 Election and Foreign Policy
Trump’s Foreign Policy Views
View our guide to President-elect Donald Trump’s positions on major global issues, including climate change, immigration, and trade.
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U.S. Governance and the Presidential Transition
Experts discuss the importance of a peaceful transfer of power, potential challenges facing the incoming administration, and strategies to prevent leadership gaps in essential roles.
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CFR-GVSU Election Forum
Experts discuss international trade and national security, the U.S.-China relationship, and U.S. engagement in global conflicts, at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.
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CFR-F&M Election Forum
Experts discuss trade and immigration, the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S.-China relations, and the Middle East, at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania.
The Role of Tariffs
What Are Tariffs?
Recent U.S. presidents have turned to tariffs to support local industries amid economic confrontation with China. Here’s how these taxes work and how they’ve been used historically.
The Russia-Ukraine War
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine?
Nine charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
Conflict in the Middle East
What’s Next for Syria After Assad
Experts discuss the implications of what’s happening in the Middle East, touching on governance challenges in Syria, regional dynamics, and the role of the international community.
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Transition 2025: China Reacts to Trump’s Victory
Experts discuss how Trump’s win is being viewed in China and what his presidency will mean for the future of U.S.-China economic relations.
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Transition 2025: Japan Reacts to Trump’s Victory
Experts discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Japan and what his presidency will mean for U.S.-Japanese relations and the security situation in northeast Asia.
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Transition 2025: Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Election
Experts discuss how Donald Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might be.
Immigration
How Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?
Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump differ sharply on the benefits of immigration for the U.S. economy. What role do immigrants play?
China
Trump’s China Challenge
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the incoming Trump administration’s approach, the central challenge it faces is clear: positioning the United States to outcompete China as a critical window in the competition begins to close.
Climate Change
The Climate Challenge
CFR experts discuss what the United States has done and should do to confront a changing climate.
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Globally, more people than ever before voted in national elections in 2024. How did democracy fare?
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In this special year-end episode, hosts Bob McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins sit down with the New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe Steven Erlanger to review the biggest stories of the past year and discuss developments to watch in 2025. They analyze the conflicts and political developments in the Middle East and Europe, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his national security team, the state of democracy worldwide, and more.
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With the Electoral College votes now cast, here is a recap of how Americans voted in 2024.
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Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in China and what his presidency will mean for the future of U.S.-China economic relations. This episode is the seventh in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Sheila Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Japan and what his presidency will mean for U.S.-Japanese relations and the security situation in northeast Asia. This episode is the sixth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might be. This episode is the fifth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and Matthias Matthijs, a senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how governments across Europe are preparing for a second Trump administration. This episode is the fourth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump’s victory was closer, and his mandate less impressive, than Election Night reports suggested.
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Reflecting on past experiences, panelists discuss the critical aspects of the U.S. presidential transition, including the importance of a peaceful transfer of power, potential challenges that may confront the incoming administration, and strategies to prevent leadership gaps in essential roles during this period. Please make note of the log-in information listed in this invitation. Log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will also be provided the evening before the event to those who register. The audio, video, and transcript of this virtual meeting will be posted on the CFR website. This meeting is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Meeting Series on Democracy.