Facing a growing terror threat in the Sahel, the Trump administration could discover that its avoidance of “long-term ...

The world faces unresolved conflicts, growing climate crises, attacks on aid workers, two famines, and diminishing political will—along with significant aid cuts. Altogether, 2025 has earned a grim ...

At a recent summit, several corporate CEOs expressed optimism about the year ahead, though they noted some concerns about U.S ...

CFR President Michael Froman analyzes President Donald Trump’s busy year of diplomacy and action, which perhaps forged a new brand of U.S. internationalism.

In November, China took a leading role at the thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, as it sought to deepen diplomatic ties with countries in the region. At the same ...

If the United States waits too long to respond more fully and constructively, it could become an isolated island of gas-powered vehicles in an electric vehicle world driven by China.

After boycotting the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, the United States sets out a narrow agenda for the 2026 meeting in Miami—and a change in lineup.

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) turns six years old today. The youngest branch of the U.S. military was established on December 20, 2019, with the passage of the John S. McCain National Defense ...

A new executive order sets an ambitious course for lunar exploration, missile defense, and commercial investment but ...

Few countries have struggled with development like Haiti. Since breaking free from French colonial rule more than two centuries ago, the Caribbean state has weathered multiple foreign interventions, ...

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies Stephen Sestanovich is the George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the ...

The Question of Palestinian Statehood: A Conversation With Representative Ro Khanna Representative Ro Khanna discusses whether the United States should recognize Palestine as a sovereign state and the ...