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May 14, 2025

Nigeria
A Political Breakthrough?

Is the nascent consensus on state police in Nigeria a political ruse or a giant step towards true federalism in the country?

An armored vehicle of Nigerian Armed Forces drives by newly built homes ahead of a reopening ceremony for a community that was destroyed in 2015 by Boko Haram armed militants in Ngarannam, Borno state, Nigeria on October 21, 2022.

April 15, 2025

South Korea
South Korea's Politics After Impeachment

With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled for June 3.

Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

April 10, 2025

China
Can Trump’s Shipbuilding Order Compete With Chinese Investment?

The administration’s executive order lays out an ambitious process while stretching the power of existing law. Without significant resource support from Congress, it may do little to improve U.S. mar…

The autonomous ship "Sea Hunter", developed by DARPA , docked after its christening ceremony in Portland, Oregon, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola

February 18, 2025

United States
Open to Debate: Was Trump Right to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

In a collaboration between CFR and Open to Debate, panelists debate the efficacy of President Trump’s recently enacted ten percent additional tariff on Chinese imports. Open to Debate is the natio…

Play Open to Debate: Was Trump Right to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

April 1, 2025

Myanmar
Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?

The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.

Myanmar military leader stands in an open top truck during a military procession wearing a military uniform.

February 10, 2025

China
Virtual Roundtable: Chinese Global Environmentalism

Alex L. Wang, professor of law at the UCLA School of Law, and Jerome A. Cohen, adjunct senior fellow for Asia Studies at CFR, discuss the story of China’s embrace of green development on the global s…

Play An aerial view of the brine pools and processing areas of the Rockwood lithium plant on the Atacama salt flats.

April 3, 2025

Heads of State and Government
Women’s Power Index Shows Stalled Progress for Women’s Political Participation

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index tracks countries’ continued progress toward gender parity in political representation.  

Women's Power Index, April 1, 2025

March 5, 2025

China
Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security

Three questions framed Dr. Doshi’s remarks to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. First, what are Beijing’s ambitions? Second, how does it threaten homeland security in the cyber d…

January 3, 2025

RealEcon
Blocking the Nippon Steel Acquisition: Politics Versus Policy

President Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel will likely undermine rather than advance U.S. interests.

US Steel Corporation workers rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, supporting the takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, on September 4, 2024. United States Steel warned Wednesday it could shut its Pittsburgh headquarters and shutter long-running factories in Pennsylvania if the politically sensitive takeover by Nippon is blocked.

January 13, 2025

China
What Is the Chinese Pension System and Why Are Its Problems Hard to Fix?

As the Chinese society ages, China not only loses its comparative advantage in labor but also faces a severe pension funding challenge. Chinese leaders have competing priorities but they do not have …

Elderly people rest and chat at a park in Beijing, January 16, 2024.