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February 8, 2024

Taiwan
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense

Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.

A statue of a Taiwanese soldier looks over the Taiwan straight at a Chinese city.

January 11, 2024

Taiwan
Virtual Media Briefing: Elections in Taiwan

Panelists discuss the upcoming elections in Taiwan to select a new president and legislature. STARES: Thanks very much, Emily. Good day, everyone. Welcome to this Council on Foreign Relations brie…

Play Individual casts ballot for legislative elections in Taipei

January 5, 2024

United States
Campaign Roundup: The Third Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Americans are divided over the meaning of January 6. 

Capitol Noose

October 20, 2023

Monetary Policy
What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?

Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its …

A stone bald eagle perches on the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC.

August 18, 2023

COVID-19
Anti-Corruption Campaign in China’s Medical Sector: Unmasking the Hidden Agenda

While the Chinese government’s new anti-corruption campaign has the potential to significantly advance China’s healthcare reform, it may also have unforeseen and potentially dire consequences.

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient lying on a bed in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Staff

July 6, 2023

Taiwan
Will China’s Reliance on Taiwanese Chips Prevent a War?

U.S. reliance on Taiwanese chips gives it a major stake in preserving peace in the Taiwan Strait but does not make a war between China and Taiwan less likely.

The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) can be seen alongside images of silicon chips in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

March 17, 2023

Iraq
Twenty Years After the War to Oust Saddam, Iraq Is a Shaky Democracy

On the two-decade anniversary of the U.S. invasion, Iraq is weakly governed, leaving it prone to instability and meddling by neighbors—especially Iran.

An Iraqi soldier watches gun-toting men from the Saraya al-Salam militia, who are stand on a truck bed