President Donald Trump is boasting a booming economy, but will higher interest rates stop it?
foreign policy
Sep 25, 2018 |
In “The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities,” professor John J. Mearsheimer argues the broad-reaching foreign policy goals of the U.S. have backfired.
Aug 14, 2018 |
Gone are the days of leaving it to the World Trade Organization to deal with allegations of “dumping” and other disputes – President Trump is using tariffs instead. A local steel company weighs in.
Jul 16, 2018 |
President Donald Trump is calling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin “deeply productive.” We get reaction to the historic Helsinki meeting.
May 17, 2018 |
Illinois farmers are hoping for progress in Washington, where the U.S. and China have begun a second round of trade talks.
May 17, 2018 |
Polish President Andrzej Duda is scheduled to have meetings with Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during his two-day visit to Illinois.
May 9, 2018 |
President Donald Trump called it “a horrible one-sided deal.” How pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal could impact talks with North Korea.
May 1, 2018 |
President Donald Trump says he’s hopeful that talks with North Korea’s leader will end that nation’s nuclear weapons program, but that “if it’s not a success, I will respectfully leave.”
Apr 3, 2018 |
Tensions over trade restrictions heat up as China responds with tariffs of its own on more than 100 U.S. products.
Mar 26, 2018 |
As tensions ramp up with Russia, questions also grow about the direction of U.S. foreign policy with the arrival of a new national security adviser.
Mar 22, 2018 |
China faces steep tariffs for allegedly stealing U.S. intellectual property. Is a trade war in the offing?
Mar 8, 2018 |
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stops in Chicago and speaks with us about Brexit, President Donald Trump and more. Watch our full interview.
Feb 7, 2018 |
The Canadian prime minister spoke candidly at the University of Chicago on Wednesday, addressing trade tensions between both countries, as well as his vision of gender equality.
Jan 22, 2018 |
Protests erupt in South Korea as a delegation from North Korea arrives ahead of the Winter Olympics. Can Olympic diplomacy defuse the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula?
Dec 7, 2017 |
President Donald Trump’s announcement this week that the U.S. is formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital rocked the Middle East. We discuss the future of Jerusalem and the peace process.
Oct 9, 2017 |
Cryptic comments, contradictory statements and tweets: President Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach has some members of his own party on edge.
