March 8, 2017
CybersecurityOn Tuesday, Wikileaks released a huge cache of documents it said were descriptions of CIA cyber tools used to break into smartphones, computers and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks says the document…
December 7, 2017
Elections and VotingThe past year saw voters around the world shake the status quo and reshape longstanding assumptions in elections across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
July 10, 2018
EuropePresident Trump goes to Europe this week. Its leaders are bracing for the impact.
August 14, 2018
United StatesThis article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. In the age of Donald Trump, it often feels as though one individual has the power to chart the United States’ course in the world all by …
October 1, 2018
ChinaA “blue wave” in November isn’t likely to provide an off-ramp for what is shaping up as a years-long struggle between the United States and China over trade policy.
October 29, 2018
Donald TrumpThe latest Saudi explanation of what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi — that his murder was premeditated by his assailants — is no more acceptable an explanation than the earlier versions, that…
November 15, 2018
United StatesPDF Version. A review of Michael Beschloss, “Presidents of War” (Crown Books, 2018). *** The U.S. Constitution vests the president with “executive power” and provides that “The President sh…
November 20, 2018
Saudi ArabiaThe United States should pressure MBS to act with greater restraint in Yemen and elsewhere.
November 26, 2018
United StatesIn 2018, CFR once again hosted high-level discussions of global affairs, from U.S. election security to the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry to the artificial intelligence race.
November 29, 2018
EconomicsSo far, it seems that the rise of the digital economy has already contributed to a broad pattern of income and job polarization in the developed world. Yet digital technology can play a powerful role…
