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February 1, 2018

United States
Stephen Hadley on America's Place in the World

Stephen J. Hadley, former national security advisor to President George W. Bush, joins James M. Lindsay to discuss the U.S. role in today's world order.

Podcast 20180201_TPI
Podcast by Stephen J. Hadley and James M. Lindsay The President’s Inbox

April 3, 2024

United States
What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?

The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role…

A member of the National Guard patrols the southern U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman

April 19, 2021

Defense and Security
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series Guest Event With Stephen Biddle

Stephen Biddle discusses his new book, Nonstate Warfare, a comprehensive account of combat methods and military rationale which offers a new understanding for wartime military behavior of armed nonst…

Play US soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment of US army's 4th Infantry Division salute
Virtual Event by Stephen Biddle and James M. Lindsay CFR Fellows' Book Launch

March 7, 2024

China
The China-North Korea Relationship

China is North Korea’s biggest trade partner and has leverage over Kim Jong-un’s regime, yet its policies focus more on border stability than nuclear threat.

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at photographers as North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un claps at the Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Backgrounder by Clara Fong and Eleanor Albert

June 19, 2019

G20 (Group of Twenty)
Will There Be a Trade Truce at the G20?

Donald J. Trump and Xi Jinping plan to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan, but it’s not clear that an end to tariffs is in sight.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, talking in 2017
In Brief by Andrew Chatzky

March 29, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 20–26

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from March 20 to March 26, 2021.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition