In last week’s rare interview with a Western media figure, Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to combine a more reasonable tone with endless reminders of why Western governments think he’s not re…

William Davis’s career has taken him from the U.S. government to international multilateral institutions. He sat down with CFR to talk about the importance of the United Nations and the benefits of h…

Despite banned opposition, mass displacement, and severe repression, the staged poll is already granting the military dangerous international legitimacy.

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The Islamic Republic has experienced multiple mass protests in recent years, but the latest round of demonstrations come at a particularly difficult moment for the regime.

China has used both soft and sharp power to strengthen its media influence in India and around the globe.

Linda Robinson’s career as a foreign correspondent and researcher has taken her through Latin America and the Middle East. She chatted with CFR about being an immersion journalist and the importance …

Tundu Lissu, in an interview, comments on expectations for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, a Zanzibar native who was sworn in following former President John Magufuli’s death as Tanzania’s sixth—and first female—president.