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February 5, 2025

United States
What Trump’s Trade War Would Mean, in Nine Charts

President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico could upend U.S. trade. These nine charts show what’s at stake, what comes next, and why it matters.

February 3, 2025

Trade
Media Briefing: Bracing for a Trade War

CFR experts provide insights and context around President Donald Trump's announced tariffs and what they mean for North American trade, U.S. alliances, and global competition.

Play The flags of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

February 7, 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo
War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems. 

Armed soldiers stand in front of a packed crowd of civilians in front of a building in DRC.

January 16, 2025

Sudan
War in Sudan: A Conversation With U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello

Special Envoy Tom Perriello discusses the ongoing civil war in Sudan, the resulting humanitarian crisis, and the Biden administration’s designation of genocide by the Rapid Support Forces. Please …

Play U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Thomas Perriello at an event at CFR's DC office.

January 22, 2025

Ukraine
Toward a Settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War

To bring Russia to the negotiating table and end the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin needs to believe time is no longer on his side. Here's what the Trump administration needs to do to make that happe…

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

January 28, 2025

Nuclear Weapons
The Risk of Nuclear War Continues to Rise

As the world became more dangerous in 2024, the use of its most dangerous weapons has become more likely. This trajectory raises the stakes for the new Trump administration as it tries to end wars…

Russian President Vladimir Putin standing at a lectern, flanked by Russian flags

January 31, 2025

Ukraine
A Series of New CFR Reports Outline How to End the War in Ukraine

In a new collection of reports from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), authors Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Liana Fix, Thomas Graham, Michael O’Hanlon, and Paul B. Stares provide expert recommendations …

January 23, 2025

Ukraine
Partners in Peacemaking: How the United States and Europe Can End the War in Ukraine

It would be easy for President Donald Trump to exclude his European counterparts from peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But involving European partners is necessary to secure a better dea…

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

December 6, 2024

Syria
What Role Is Turkey Playing in Syria’s Civil War?

Turkey opposes the Assad regime, but the fall of the government could disrupt Ankara’s aims to reverse refugee flows and defeat Kurdish forces in Syria’s north.

Anti-government fighters ride in the back of a truck in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, Syria, on December 3, 2024.

December 5, 2024

Syria
What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran's regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instab…

Armed men walk in the shade inside a courtyard of a white brick building dotted with patches of grass and rotundas.