January 25, 2024
ChinaChina’s response to the war in Gaza has jeopardized its once fruitful relationship with Israel, a risk China is willing to take as it exploits the war to bolster its own standing and undermine the Un…
December 9, 2025
TradeWhile U.S. trade policy has disrupted global trade, it presents an opportunity for the rest of the world to regroup and reform the architecture of the rules-based trade system to meet modern challeng…
July 31, 2024
IsraelAs Israel fights its war in the Gaza Strip, changes to a decades-old draft exemption for its fastest-growing demographic group threaten to fracture Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and e…
December 15, 2025
Conflict PreventionPresident Trump has repeatedly claimed to have ended eight wars since he returned to office. Accessing critical minerals and resource extraction appear to be at the core of those diplomatic efforts.
March 7, 2022
UkraineIreland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defense Simon Coveney discusses the further invasion of Ukraine, the actions that Ireland and the European Union have taken in response to the …
March 7, 2007
IraqCFR’s Steven Simon says the multinational conference on Iraq’s security is overdue.
July 5, 2006
Palestinian TerritoriesSteven Simon, a leading Middle East expert, says the crisis over the abduction of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants may drag on for some time because of the "two new and essentially weak go…