Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and mainland. Taiwan is the likeliest potential flash point in U.S.-China relations.

To gain some insight into the year ahead, CFR fellows highlight some of the global developments they will be looking out for.

A recent surge in avian flu outbreaks in birds and some mammals, including humans, is worrying farmers, scientists, and public health experts. The threat of the virus becoming a pandemic is said to b…

The United States is witnessing a boom in manufacturing investment, stimulated by massive government subsidies, but the skilled workforce necessary to support it is severely lacking.

Vietnam’s rising trade surplus with the United States may threaten its close strategic and economic bilateral ties under the second Trump administration.

Donald Trump could take several early actions as president that could draw legal scrutiny, including on immigration, climate, and security policy.  

An illegal diamond dealer from Zimbabwe displays diamonds for sale in Manica, near the border with Zimbabwe, September 19, 2010. (Goran Tomasevic/Courtesy Reuters) Yesterday, Global Witness announce…

The U.S. government has found that genocide has occurred in several parts of the world over the last two decades, most recently in Sudan and China. What are the policy implications of the label?