September 18, 2008
ChinaOverview China’s successful test of an anti-satellite weapon in 2007, followed by the U.S. destruction earlier this year of an out-of-control U.S. satellite, demonstrated that space may soon no lo…
March 6, 2018
Al-QaedaWith the demise of the Islamic State, a revived al-Qaeda and its affiliates should now be considered the world’s top terrorist threat.
April 12, 2018
Terrorism and CounterterrorismCFR's Bruce Hoffman joins James M. Lindsay to discuss the evolution of global terrorist threats.
March 14, 2018
ChinaThe Chinese Communist Party faces a host of pressing domestic and international policy issues as it transitions to a new generation of leaders.
March 12, 2018
HaitiHobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony has long suffered from underdevelopment.
January 11, 2018
BrazilFederal investigators in Brazil have uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the government and in the country’s largest corporations.
January 3, 2018
Nuclear WeaponsKim Jong-un has accelerated North Korea’s buildup of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, while also modernizing its large conventional force.
January 3, 2018
North KoreaNorth Korea continues to endure economic sanctions, suggesting that enforcement has not been strong enough to pressure Pyongyang into negotiations on its nuclear program.
June 8, 2017
Islamic StateWith its attacks in Iran, the Islamic State is trying to demonstrate that despite military setbacks it remains a capable Sunni vanguard.