Informing U.S. engagement with the world
Remembering a Fallen Hero on Memorial Day
By James M. Lindsay
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: The Future of U.S. Strategy
By Michael Froman
What the Trump-Xi Summit Means for Southeast Asia and South Asia
By Joshua Kurlantzick
China and the U.S. Agreed to ‘Strategic Stability’ in Beijing. They Don’t Define It the Same Way.
By Zongyuan Zoe Liu
What is the future of American leadership?
U.S.-India Diplomacy
Where Does American Strategy Go From Here?
By Rebecca Lissner
The global role of the United States is more contested and uncertain than at any time since World War II. The time is ripe for a fundamental reevaluation of the nation’s strategy.
Between Two Orders
By Charles A. Kupchan
After Hegemony
By Gideon Rose
Starting From Scratch
By Paul B. Stares
Overreach and Retrenchment
By Stephen Sestanovich
Congress Checks Out
By Elliott Abrams
The Coming AI Backlash
By Chris McGuire
Iran’s Policy Ripple Effect
Around the World
CFR analyses and explainers that address global issues and challenges.
Since Fidel Castro’s ascent to power in 1959, U.S.-Cuba ties have endured a nuclear crisis, a long U.S. economic embargo, and persistent political hostilities.
South Africa and the Limits of Identity
By Ebenezer Obadare
Finding China in the U.S. TIC Data
By Brad W. Setser
Even In a Historic Energy Crisis, ASEAN Fails Again
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Israel’s Political Crossroads
CFR Senior Fellows Elliott Abrams and Steven A. Cook break down the factions and coalitions shaping Israel’s upcoming general elections, and weigh Avigdor Lieberman’s chances to become the next prime minister. They also tackle the Haredi draft crisis, the momentum behind West Bank annexation, and what’s next for the Palestinian Authority.
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world, raising urgent questions about which countries will set the rules, who will control the most powerful systems, and what the technology could mean for war, diplomacy, and economic competition.
Interview Series: Working in Foreign Policy
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Every geopolitical event — a war, an election, a new tariff, a technological breakthrough — sends ripples through the global economy. On The Spillover, Sebastian Mallaby and Rebecca Patterson trace those ripples, examining how international developments shape markets, policy, finance, and the future of business.
The Hormuz Shock + Why the Fed is “On Hold”
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CFR’s U.S. Government Deal Tracker shows how the government is experimenting with new tools and financing structures to advance a range of strategic sectors, including critical minerals, energy, global logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, and other technologies.
By Jonathan E. Hillman
A gap in private funding for companies and projects inhibits energy innovation in the United States. This “missing middle” slows or blocks technologies that could help the energy system become more secure, affordable, reliable, and sustainable from advancing through the demonstration and scale-up stages. Recent events have made the missing middle wider.
Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy Program, recommends that the United States reconsider its assumptions around eventual leadership change in Tehran, revive regime accountability efforts, prepare for opportunistic escalation by proxy groups, and ready itself for renewed nuclear diplomacy.
CFR International Affairs Fellow in National Security Roxanna Vigil argues that the United States should engage early with Colombia’s next administration to signal support for full implementation of the 2016 Peace Accords and provide targeted assistance.
The United States cannot out-mine and out-process China. Instead, it should leapfrog China’s dominance by scaling disruptive innovation, recovery, and recycling.
The world continues to grow more violent and disorderly. According to CFR’s annual conflict risk assessment, American foreign policy experts are acutely concerned about conflict-related threats to U.S. national security and international stability that are likely to emerge or intensify in 2026. In this report, surveyed experts rate global conflicts by their likelihood and potential harm to U.S. interests and, for the first time, identify opportunities for preventive action.
Compete, Don’t Retreat
The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with allies, while managing security risks.
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