Diplomacy & International Relations

U.S. Trade Policy Sends Geopolitical Ripples Through Pacific Rim (Zongyuan Zoe Liu, David Sacks, Stephen Sestanovich, Joshua Kurlantzick, and Will Freeman – Council on...

Five CFR fellows explain how growing concern with U.S. trade policy in certain APEC members—China, Taiwan, Thailand, Chile, and Peru—will affect U.S. economic and security relationships in the region. U.S. Trade Policy Sends...

Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever (Melanne Verveer and Ana Lejava – Atlantic Council)

Twenty-five years ago today, the United Nations (UN) Security Council, under the chairmanship of Namibia, unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security—a...

What does the US drawdown in Romania mean for European defense? (Atlantic Council)

On Wednesday, the Romanian defense ministry and US military announced that the United States will withdraw a brigade of troops that had been rotating...

Experts react: What does the Trump-Xi meeting mean for trade, technology, security, and beyond? (Atlantic Council)

On a scale of zero to ten: “twelve.” That’s how US President Donald Trump rated his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an...

A New President, Neutrality and an EU Presidency: Ireland’s Defence Dilemma (Edward Burke – RUSI)

The election of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s President will raise concerns in Europe about a shift in Ireland towards isolationism that stands at odds...

Turkish Transport Projects Reshape South Caucasus Connectivity (Emil Avdaliani – The Jamestown Foundation)

Türkiye is advancing the $1.615 billion Eastern Türkiye Railway Infrastructure Development Project (ETMIC), which will modernize the Divrigi–Kars–Georgia line with electrification, signaling, and advanced...

Putin Returns to Brinksmanship After New U.S. Sanctions (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest and imposed sanctions on Russia for the first...

CSIS Satellite Imagery Analysis Reveals Possible Signs of Renewed Nuclear Activity in Iran (Joseph Rodgers and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. – Center for Strategic...

On October 18, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced that all of its obligations under the 10-year-old Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the Iran...

China Can Fight a Trade War, but Its Real Test Is Growth Reform (Zongyuan Zoe Liu – Council on Foreign Relations)

The Chinese economy has shown resilience despite external headwinds as the Trump administration ramps up its trade war, but long-term structural challenges remain. China Can...

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