December 1, 2018
United StatesPresident George H.W. Bush’s many significant foreign policy achievements left the country and the world better off.
December 2, 2018
United StatesLet us mourn the passing of the forty-first president, but also learn from his remarkable life.
November 18, 2019
Nuclear WeaponsWe are entering a new and dangerous period of nuclear competition.
September 13, 2019
Climate ChangeWhat happens within a country can no longer be considered its concern alone in a global age.
September 13, 2019
United StatesDiplomacy could well come to occupy center stage for a president who relishes summitry.
December 5, 2019
News ReleaseThe Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has released World101, a free online course that explains the fundamentals of international relations and foreign policy. Using multimedia storytelling, World10…
December 5, 2019
U.S. Foreign PolicyA new survey commissioned from Gallup by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the National Geographic Society (NGS) finds that adult Americans exhibit gaps in their knowledge about geography an…
October 17, 2019
SyriaPresident Trump’s abandonment of the Kurds reinforced already existing doubts in the region and around the world that the United States remains a reliable ally.
December 3, 2019
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)As NATO readies for what some believe is a new Cold War with Russia, the seventy-year-old alliance struggles to manage widening internal divisions.
December 3, 2019
SyriaThe Kurds have no choice but to always trust the United States—and to suffer the inevitable consequences.
