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The Congolese government is letting energy firms bid for access to its vast oil and gas reserves, raising concerns about the potential climate consequences.
Over the past two decades, the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have experienced fighting that has killed more than five million people. As the eastern Congo struggles to overcome years of regional war, its hard-won progress remains at risk.
The future of the Democratic Republic of Congo is as consequential as the country is complicated.
Taiwan
President Biden’s statement that “Taiwan makes their own judgments about their independence” could mark a significant shift in U.S. policy.
Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. And Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.
Iran
The death of Mahsa Amini has sparked large-scale protests in Iran. But President Raisi’s speech at the UN General Assembly signals that the regime is not likely to soften its stance toward the Iranian people nor toward the West.
Who calls the shots in Iran on economic policy, security, and domestic calls for reform? A look at the government’s organization chart indicates how complicated the answer is.
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.
War in Ukraine
Russia’s moves to mobilize thousands more troops and to annex more of Ukraine’s territory signal a new, potentially more dangerous phase of the war.
Ukraine and Russia face a winter not only of discontent but of decision.
Vladimir Putin is betting he can coerce the West into abandoning Ukraine. It’s not a bet he’s likely to win.
China
More than a million Muslims have been arbitrarily detained in China’s Xinjiang region. The reeducation camps are just one part of the government’s crackdown on Uyghurs.
Panelists discuss China’s increasing repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the response from the United States and other countries, and the implications for U.S.-China relations and China's foreign policy.
Brazil
Brazil has long sought a greater role on the world stage, but political upheaval and other enduring challenges have complicated its efforts.
Events
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discusses the role of Greece in the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the economic and physical security of Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the relationship between Greece and the United States.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discusses Türkiye’s foreign policy and U.S.-Turkish relations.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discusses seventy-five years of Pakistan-U.S. relations, as well as the challenges of climate change, including the recent flooding in Pakistan.
Expert Spotlight
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Laura Taylor-Kale
Fellow for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
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Explainers
A World Overheating
Longer and more intense heat waves have become a regular feature of the worsening climate crisis. See the damage they’ve caused and how governments are adapting to unavoidable extremes.
Featured Publications
Charles A. Kupchan mines the nation’s past to uncover the ideological and political roots of ongoing changes in U.S. foreign policy, including the sources of Donald J. Trump's “America First” doctrine.
Yascha Mounk offers a brilliant big-picture vision of the greatest challenge of modern time—how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democracies enough for them to remain stable and functional.
The early advantages the United States held in cyberspace have largely disappeared as the internet has become more fragmented, less free, and more dangerous. The United States needs a new foreign policy for cyberspace to secure its economic and security interests.