October 11, 2018
United StatesKay Bailey Hutchison discusses the role of the United States in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the future of transatlantic cooperation.
July 10, 2018
EuropeTrump's antipathy toward the EU overlooks America’s enduring interest in a united Europe that can serve as one pillar of an open, rule-bound international system.
March 23, 2018
RussiaThe circumstances surrounding the attack on a former Russian spy in England leave little doubt that Russia was the culprit and cast a lengthening shadow over the global regime to stop chemical weapon…
January 24, 2012
InfrastructureThe conventional wisdom when I first came to Washington in the early 1990s was that nothing ever got done in a presidential election year. And then the sage advice became that nothing much got done i…
June 28, 2011
AmericasSupporter of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Sicilia holds a banner during a rally (Courtesy Reuters). The U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group convened in DC a couple of weeks ago, an annual …
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November 30, 2015
GlobalSenior officials from almost two hundred nations are meeting in Paris, France, for the twenty-first annual United Nations Conference of Parties (COP21), also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conferenc…
June 24, 2015
United StatesExperts discuss challenges to U.S. infrastructure.
March 24, 2015
Politics and GovernmentSomeone had to be first. When it comes to the 2016 presidential campaign, that person is Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Yesterday, he formally announced that he is running for president. Cruz’s rise to nat…
April 15, 2015
Middle East and North AfricaAntony Blinken discusses strategic issues following his recent trip to the Middle East and the Maghreb.