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CFR’s Steven Cook explains what Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s direct appeal to President Donald Trump reveals about the U.S.-Saudi relationship, and the new challenges Washington could confront as the Houthis appear to take control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Heads of state and government are converging on New York City as the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks off annual high-level meetings.

Seven candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres as the United Nations’ tenth leader since 1946. Who are they, how are they selected, and what challenges will they face in the role?

The United States has historically been the largest donor to the United Nations. However, during his second term, President Trump has reduced U.S. funding, withdrawn from major agencies, and scaled back the country’s involvement in UN initiatives.

An unprecedented emigration wave has emptied Cuba of up to a quarter of its population since 2020. The demographic fallout will reverberate for decades to come, affecting any future economic recovery or political transition.

An urgent, incisive assessment of Germany’s return to military power and Europe’s security as Russian aggression rises and U.S. reliability falters.

Not everything diplomats say should be believed.

Introduction Western governments have long treated their dependence on China-controlled critical raw materials, the backbone of the global economy, as a latent risk. Between 2023 and 2026, Beijing imposed export controls on gallium, rare earths, and at least seven other materials…

The parting remarks of America’s first president were more about shaping who would succeed him in office than about advance a fundamental foreign policy principle to guide all future generations.

Peter Harrell’s testimony to the House Select Committee on China addresses why the United States should act before Chinese vehicles and robots become entrenched, how exporters evade restrictions, and what domestic investment must accompany import controls.

In August, the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI seized platforms used by Chinese hackers to target NASA, the Federal Reserve, and other government and private sector networks. This takedown followed actions in 2024 to disable a botnet that controlled thousands of infected Inter…

The United States’ ability to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) depends on Taiwan’s supply chain ecosystem. As Washington and Beijing compete for global AI dominance, a conflict in the Taiwan Strait would threaten the future of the American AI industry. Washington should use t…

CFR President Michael Froman explores the similarities between globalization and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the ways in which the two diverge.

Donald Trump’s trade pressures have rapidly pushed Canada and Europe toward each other. Whether the proposed EU “associate membership” for Canada survives contact with twenty-seven European capitals, however, is another matter.

President Donald Trump has launched a wave of Section 232 tariffs and investigations, seeking to protect U.S. national security. These graphics show the scale and structure of U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers for products ranging from cars to copper.

Growing economic pressure is unlikely to be enough to shift the Kremlin’s course, but a Cold War–inspired playbook of resistance, deterrence, and dialogue might.

Six voting groups helped deliver Trump’s 2024 win. A new CFR report examines these voters’ views of foreign policy and investigates whether they will stay with Republicans or return to the Democrats in 2026 and 2028.

Executive Summary Over the past decade, China has built a sophisticated hacking apparatus to penetrate the water systems, energy grids, telecommunications networks, and transportation systems that underpin American society. The goal is not simply espionage. China is pre-positioni…

The United States and Canada may settle their current trade dispute, but the decades-long movement to integrate the two economies is likely at an end.

We Discuss: Mentioned on the Episode: Ronald Reagan, “Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade,” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

A series of incidents and stark new warnings from AI researchers has pushed the once-abstract risk of self-improving AI into the center of public debate. CFR’s Connor Martin unpacks what’s driving the sudden alarm and why the industry’s competing incentives could make a slowdown …

The Soviet leader’s twelve-day trip created a media sensation but did not lower tensions in superpower relations.

The world isn’t moving away from the dollar. It is shifting its dollars from traditional reserves to state banks, pension funds, and other quasi-sovereign investors.

Voluntary AI lab commitments are a start, but genuine security and safety will require enforceable standards and independent oversight.

With the United States and the world it leads in disarray, how should we construct a new international order?