October 22, 2019
TradeConcern that China's subsidies caused a flood of cheap imports was what started the U.S.-China trade war in the first place, but subsidies were not mentioned even once when President Trump announced …
December 12, 2019
TradeCFR experts spotlight some of the most important trends they will be tracking in the year ahead.
October 14, 2019
SyriaA major new report about the Syrian war raises the question of whether Washington ever cared about it in the first place.
July 30, 2019
Elections and VotingCFR invited the presidential candidates challenging President Trump in the 2020 election to articulate their positions on twelve critical foreign policy issues. Candidates’ answers are posted exactly…
July 30, 2019
Elections and VotingGiven the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the civil war in Yemen, what changes, if any, would you make to U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia?
May 13, 2019
TradeIntroduction It has now been more than a quarter century since the United States, the European Union (EU), Japan and more than 100 other countries came together to conclude the Uruguay Round globa…
April 22, 2019
Climate ChangeA Global Pact for the Environment would lend coherence to international environmental law, give greater legal and political heft to existing environmental covenants, and safeguard the imperiled biosp…
March 15, 2019
North KoreaIt is time to put denuclearization on the back burner and adopt realistic approaches toward North Korea. An all-or-nothing approach will yield nothing, leaving the United States worse off than before…
February 27, 2019
IndiaCountries that wish for peace must press Pakistan to make better choices and uphold its obligations as a UN member state.
February 25, 2019
IranThe march to war against Iran is echoing the drumbeats of America's last major Middle Eastern invasion.