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![<p>Cartoon in reaction to the Zimmermann Telegram published in The Evening Star, March 4, 1917 in Washington D.C.</p>]()
![<p>A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.</p>]()
By Ray Takeyh, Elliott Abrams, Steven A. Cook, Linda Robinson, Max Boot and Elisa Ewers![Timeline: U.S. Relations With Iran]()
By Mariel Ferragamo and Kali Robinson![<p>U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026.</p>]()
By Kaleah Haddock and Diana Roy![<p>President Dwight D. Eisenhower, then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles stand together during a luncheon at the White House, March 31, 1955.</p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p><span class="TextRun SCXW63544548 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63544548 BCX0">Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.</span></span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>Ukrainian soldier prepares a drone for flight at a training area on February 8, 2025 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.</p>]()
By Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow- Backgrounder
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
![MEXICO-DRUGS-ARMY-INCINERATION]()
![President Donald Trump speaks about the Supreme Court's tariff decision during a press briefing, on February 20, 2026 at the White House in Washington D.C.]()
By Jennifer Hillman![President Trump and President Xi sit across from the table from each other. Other men sit beside them. Chinese and American flags stand in the background]()
By Zongyuan Zoe Liu![<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0">Photograph of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0">President Woodrow Wilson address</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0"> a joint session of Congress</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0"> by </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0">Harris & Ewing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258910548 BCX0">.</span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75856897 BCX0">The introduction of George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” to the Department of State</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75856897 BCX0">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75856897 BCX0">February 22, 194</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75856897 BCX0">6.</span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS <em>Abraham Lincoln</em> leads its strike group during a photo exercise in the Arabian Sea, February 6, 2026.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook![<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">President Donald Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">March 4, 2025.</span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warns of the need to hedge against the United States during the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.</p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>U.S. Secretary of State<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Marco </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Rubio </span>speaks during the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Munich </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Security </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Conference </span>(MSC) in<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Munich</span>, Germany, February 14, 2026.</p>]()
By Shannon K. O'Neil![<p><span class="TextRun SCXW239570326 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239570326 BCX0">The White House on October 31, 2004.</span></span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p><span class="TextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">An 1898 illustration </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">of the U.S.S. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">Maine</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">exploding </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">Havana </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170245311 BCX0">harbor.</span></span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![Tarrifs between Canada and the USA]()
By Diana Roy- Backgrounder
U.S.-Cuba Relations Explained
![<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cuban activists and supporters rally outside the Cuban Embassy during a freedom rally in Washington, DC, July 26, 2021.</span></p>]()
