CFR Education’s mission is to empower young people with the essential knowledge, skills, and perspective to be responsible citizens and navigate the news. We’ve assembled a list of resources to help students understand the positions of the incoming Donald Trump administration and what issues will likely take center stage for the President-Elect.
How Will the Trump Administration Approach Foreign Policy?
Give your students an overview of how governments approach foreign policy and how President-Elect Trump has discussed critical foreign policy issues during his first term and on the campaign trail.
- Approaches to Foreign Policy
- What Roles Do Congress and the President Play in U.S. Foreign Policy?
- Donald Trump’s Positions
- CFR Experts Answer Your Questions on Trump and Foreign Policy
- Timeline: Trump’s First Term Foreign Policy Moments
Who Will Advise the President?
Learn how the president’s advisors help make foreign policy decisions and explore who Trump has named to his national security team so far.
- What is the National Security Council?
- Game: Convene the Council
- Transition 2025: Donald Trump Builds His National Security Team
Conflicts Abroad
The incoming Trump administration will face ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Explore CFR Education’s timely collections of resources about those issues here.
Migration
Trump has indicated that immigration policy will be a priority of his administration. Help your students understand what drives people to migrate and how policymakers approach the issue in the United States and at the international level.
Trade
Trade policy has been a signature issue for President-Elect Trump. Learn about the central role that trade plays in the global economy and how governments craft trade policies.
- What is Trade?
- What Gets in the Way of Free Trade?
- Trade as Foreign Policy
- What is the World Trade Organization?
- Lesson Plan: Trade Wars and China
Climate
Climate Change will remain an urgent issue during the Trump administration. Help your students learn about climate change and global policy efforts to combat it.
- How Are International Agreements Helping Fight Global Warming?
- The Paris Agreement
- How Regulations Help Fight Climate Change
- Climate Policy: Opportunities and Obstacles
Mini Simulations
Explore some of the central questions that the incoming administration will face with these policymaking mini simulations.
Extended Simulations
Dive deeper into some of the specific foreign policy issues that were central to the first Trump administration and could take prominence again.
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