Trade deserves a better reputation. Increasing supply would improve the economy’s performance and the public’s perception of trade’s benefits.

Who runs the world? Sorry Beyoncé, it’s not girls. But with Harris topping the ticket, that may change.

The U.S. relies on multilateral institutions like the World Bank to support its foreign policy goals, but the need to compromise with other shareholders can undermine success.

Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given…

Under Biden and Trump, the U.S. has broken from its long-standing free trade policy. CFR trade experts assess whether the rules-based trading system is worth saving.

Biden’s trade agenda is trying to tackle climate change, domestic jobs, and great power competition, but trade-offs are inevitable. A clear vision on priorities is essential. 

The dam holding back chaos in U.S. foreign policy is cracking.

Nothing may seem more obvious to supporters of democracy than the need to oppose, punish, and deter coups. But defining a coup, let alone reacting sensibly to one, is difficult for many democratic go…