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February 29, 2024

United States
Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s Pipeline Feud, and More

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his last State of the Union address before elections to a polarized Congress; Iran holds its first parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since the 2022 pro…

Podcast A view of a billboard with candidate propaganda pictures, placards on it as a people walk past in a street of the Iranian capital Tehran on February 28, 2024. Legislative elections are scheduled to take place in the country on 1 March 2024.

January 31, 2024

China
Academic Webinar: China-Russia Relations

Thomas Graham, distinguished fellow at CFR, and Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Maurice R. Greenberg fellow for China studies at CFR, lead the conversation on China-Russia relations. FASKIANOS: Welcome to today…

Play Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping shaking hands.

January 27, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa
Staying Neutral on Ukraine Easier Said Than Done for African States

As the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group expands its Africa footprint, questions remain about what “neutrality” really looks like for African governments. 

In front of a wall of South African and Russian flags, South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov turn towards each other at a bilateral meeting in Pretoria, South Africa.

March 3, 2023

Chad
The United States Should Not Play Russia’s Game in Africa

In the wake of reports of a Wagner Group plot in Chad, Washington should resist the urge to resurrect Cold War-era partnerships.

People gather around the coffin of Oredje Narcisse, the Chadian journalist who was killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, as they attend his burial ceremony in N'Djamena, Chad.

February 2, 2024

West Africa
ECOWAS Split Spells Trouble for Democracy in West Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have left the most important West African regional bloc due to escalating tensions over their democratic decline, leaving room for Russia to assert itself in the region…

October 20, 2023

China
Responding to China and Russia’s Influence on the Militarization of Global Politics

Large democracies must combat Russia and China's support for the re-militarization of politics around the world.

Russian president poses shaking hands with Chinese president in front of Russian and Chinese flags.

February 23, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: February 23, 2024

Digital Services Act enters into effect; leaked data shows Chinese hacking; Google to launch pre-bunking campaign; U.S., EU, and UK take down ransomware gang; Russian disinformation campaign targets …

Iren Salama holds her baby Pendo as it is given an injection as part of a malaria vaccine trial at a clinic in the Kenya coastal town of Kilifi on November 23, 2010

September 25, 2023

Russia
How China and Russia Have Helped Foment Coups and the Growing Militarization of Politics

Militaries have become more involved in the governance and politics of nations worldwide in the last decade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin.