After a tumultuous summer, the U.S. presidential candidates are now seeking to unify their bases around their vision for the future. The Council on Foreign Relations offers a full suite of resources to keep track of both candidates’ policies, developments on critical global issues, and the U.S. role in the world ahead of the 2024 election.
The Democratic nominee said America has a “fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past,” writes Director of Studies James M. Lindsay in The Water’s Edge.
After a shooting that injured former President Trump and killed a spectator at a campaign rally, leaders of both parties must unite behind efforts to calm and stabilize the political climate, writes Research Fellow Jacob Ware.
Former U.S. national security advisor Robert C. O’Brien explores former President Trump’s foreign policy of “realism with a Jacksonian flavor” in Foreign Affairs.
Also in Foreign Affairs, Ben Rhodes details President Biden’s updated conception of U.S. leadership, tailored to a world that has moved on from American primacy and the eccentricities of American politics.
CFR Education examines four previous U.S. elections, the foreign policy issues voters considered, and how the echoes of history can be heard in 2024. Take a look at the case studies
