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October 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia
Can the Oil Threat Spare Saudi Arabia From America’s Wrath?

Threatening a price hike might work in the short term, but it would come with serious costs to the kingdom’s reputation as a moderating influence on oil markets.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih

April 11, 2024

Israel
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s monthslong war to eliminate Hamas.

U.S. and Israeli army officers talk in front a Patriot missile defense system.

April 1, 2024

Brazil
Brazil Should Use G20 Momentum to Join the OECD

Brazil has an opportunity to become a powerful bridge between developed economies and the Global South—the United States should support that ambition. 

U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold hands as they attend the launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023.

May 2, 2024

Ukraine
Is U.S. Aid to Ukraine Too Little, Too Late?

U.S. aid is critical not just for Ukraine, but for U.S. credibility in Russia and beyond.

Ukrainian service members fire a L119 howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 21, 2024.

April 15, 2024

RealEcon
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Global Trade Leadership

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.

A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022.

April 1, 2024

Trade
U.S. Trade Policy Is at a Crossroads

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. 

BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 20: A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Nippon Steel has said that it would relocate its U.S. headquarters from Houston to Pittsburgh, where U.S. Steel (X.N) is located, if their acquisition deal goes through.

January 16, 2024

Ukraine
How the Drone War in Ukraine Is Transforming Conflict

Drone technology has been used extensively in twenty-first-century armed conflict, but the Russia-Ukraine war is driving innovations in autonomous warfare not seen on other battlefields.  

A man in camo releases a drone into the sky.

March 25, 2024

India
The Indian Giant Has Arrived

With India's development continuing to gain steam, one of the biggest challenges will be to avoid the mistake that others have made when they failed to recognize their newly acquired global systemic …

Sitaraman

April 1, 2024

United States
In the Age of AI, Personal Data Security Is National Security

The United States’ commodified data market is creating increasing national security threats that federal authorities are currently incapable of meeting; the problem will only increase as AI advances…

WUHU, CHINA - AUGUST 11: Chery Automobile Co. vehicles wait for shipment at a port on August 11, 2023 in Wuhu, Anhui Province of China.

April 1, 2024

RealEcon
Policymaking Is All About Trade-Offs

In crafting a new international economic policy that works for Americans and advances U.S. interests, policymakers will have to weigh multiple trade-offs.

San Diego, California, USA - October 8, 2015: British Airways Boeing 777 flying over crowded freeway to land at Lindberg Field San Diego International Airport.