A Conversation About the Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy DecisionsJanuary 16, 2026By James M. Lindsay
Expert TakePutin’s Real Worry About Trump’s Venezuela InterventionJanuary 14, 2026By Stephen Sestanovich
A Guide to Trump’s Second-Term Military Strikes and ActionsJanuary 13, 2026By Abi McGowan, Molly Carlough and Natalie Caloca
Historians Rank the 10 Best and 10 Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions in U.S. History in a New CFR SurveyJanuary 13, 2026
Did Dean Acheson Unintentionally Encourage the Start of the Korean War?January 12, 2026By James M. Lindsay
Expert TakeTrump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Should Not Come as a SurpriseJanuary 9, 2026By Erin D. Dumbacher, Michael C. Horowitz and Lauren Kahn
Expert TakeIncreasing Venezuela’s Oil Output Will Take Several Years—and Billions of DollarsJanuary 8, 2026By Brad W. Setser
Expert TakeVenezuela and Beyond: Trump’s ‘America First’ Rhetoric Masks a Neo-Imperialist StreakJanuary 7, 2026By Charles A. Kupchan
Expert TakeMaduro’s Capture and International Law: The Noriega PrecedentJanuary 6, 2026By David J. Scheffer
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Expert TakeAssessing Venezuela’s Future After Nicolás Maduro’s Bold CaptureJanuary 3, 2026By Shannon K. O'Neil, Elliott Abrams, Max Boot and Roxanna Vigil
The U.S. Military Campaign Targeting Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro: What to KnowJanuary 3, 2026By Diana Roy