The writer is a former World Bank president and author of ‘American in the World’
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has bewildered America-watchers. Searching for an explanation, the cosmopolitan class warns of a return to American isolationism. The problem with that hypothesis is that the US public disagrees.
The results of the 2020 annual survey of American public opinion on US foreign policy, from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, may surprise doomsayers. A bipartisan 68 per cent favour the country taking an active part in world affairs — a share a little higher than during the cold war. Moreover, 68 per cent opt for a shared leadership role, compared with only 24 per cent preferring US dominance.
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