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April 15, 2005

United States
The February TIC data

And the money keeps rolling in ... In February, the US raised $84.5 billion in financing abroad through the sale of long-term securities. Net sales of debt ("debt exports") of $92.5 billion let the…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 29, 2018

Donald Trump
Sovereignty in the Spotlight: What Trump Gets Right and Wrong

On the eve of Trump's first State of the Union address, it is worth reviewing what is behind his America First doctrine and what does its focus on national sovereignty signal for the future of U.S. g…

Trump Rally
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick International Institutions and Global Governance Program

January 3, 2012

United States
Iran’s Nuclear Program: History and Eight Questions

A view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor south of Tehran, Iran on August 21, 2010 (Courtesy Reuters/Raheb Homavandi). The April 24, 1984, edition of the British defense magazine, Jane’s Defence We…

A view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor south of Tehran, Iran on August 21, 2010 (Courtesy Reuters/Raheb Homavandi).
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

January 11, 2019

Conflict Prevention
The Top Conflicts to Watch in 2019: Terrorist Attack

This year, a mass casualty terrorist attack on the U.S. homeland or treaty ally was included as a top tier priority in the Center for Preventive Action’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey.

Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action Strength Through Peace

June 12, 2020

United States
The World Next Week: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Summer

Each year CFR.org editor Bob McMahon and I record a special episode of The World Next Week on our summer reading recommendations. Being sticklers for tradition, we did so again this year. We thought,…

Picture of the book "A Burning," with red and yellow flames and a train, a screenshot of an episode of the podcast "More Perfect," and the preview of the documentary The Civil War with a picture of a cannon in front of a sunset.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge