Students often asked me those two questions when I was a college professor teaching U.S. foreign policy. To my good fortune, ...

The protests in Iran could have a sweeping effect in a region already jolted by historic changes over the past year. Four CFR ...

Since returning to office, Trump has steadily expanded his use of military force abroad. Many of his actions mirror those of ...

For two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have made Americans ...

Six CFR fellows examine the challenges that lie ahead, reviewing how governance, adoption, and geopolitical competition will ...

The U.S. Congress has rejected  extreme cuts in the federal energy research and development (R&D) budget proposed  [PDF] by ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...

Trump returned to office propelled by a seemingly isolationist promise, but the U.S. capture of Maduro illustrates the White ...

In the context of global threats to the United States, a long overdue defense modernization bill, and the ambitions of ...

Myanmar’s junta-led election is not free or fair. Yet despite banned opposition, mass displacement, and severe repression, ...

The Ludlow Amendment resonated with the public. The Gallup Poll, then in its infancy, found that three-quarters of Americans ...

Five Republican senators joined with Democrats to rebuff the White House and move ahead with a resolution to require Congress ...