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May 9, 2025

United States
Media Briefing: Trump in the Middle East

CFR experts discuss President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to the Gulf region, including what the trip could signify for Iran nuclear negotiations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and U.S. policy i…

Play U.S. President Donald Trump takes his seat before his speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2, 2025

Asia Program
A Digital Explanation of Tariffs’ Impact on East Asia

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

President Xi

May 13, 2025

Africa Program
The U.S. Approach to East Africa and the Horn

Michelle Gavin, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with Joshua Meservey, testified on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The focus of the hearing w…

Ambassador Michelle Gavin testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

April 30, 2025

Southeast Asia
Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

Currency dealers work in front of an electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won in Seoul.

December 2, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: November 2024

As the UAE and China celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations, Beijing struck issued $2 billion of dollar-denominated bonds in Riyadh. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE sought new deals with China and…

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 16, 2023.

March 28, 2025

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the Middle East. This includes a collection of permanent U.S. bases and vario…

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

March 28, 2025

Middle East and North Africa
The Trump Administration’s Approach to the Middle East

Panelists discuss the Trump administration’s role in the Israel-Hamas peace negotiations, U.S. relations with other Middle East countries, and the administration’s priorities regarding U.S. involveme…

Play U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands.

March 26, 2025

Cambodia
As in Europe, Authoritarians in Asia Are Emboldened

Authoritarian leaders in Europe and Asia are emboldened by the White House’s signals of disinterest in condemning their actions, leading to increased repression and human rights abuses.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet wears a blue suit while walking past a military guard wearing traditional uniforms.

May 15, 2025

RealEcon
Reimagining U.S. Economic Statecraft

Matthew P. Goodman, Director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Director of the RealEcon Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations, testified on May 14, 2025, before the House F…

Matthew P. Goodman testifies.

March 27, 2025

Asia
Already Collapsing in Asia, Democracy Could Be Wiped Out by the New World Order

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the region’s most established systems.

Impeached South Korean president sits in a wood-paneled court room wearing a black suit and maroon tie.