Diplomacy & International Relations

The Clock Is Ticking: Fertilizer, Food, and the Fragility of Global Agriculture

(Máximo Torero Cullen - Council on Foreign Relations) The conflict in the Middle East has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a critical failure...

Reading between the lines of Trump’s new executive order on AI

(Atlantic Council) Where’s the sweet spot between speed and safety? On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence (AI)...

Can Section 301 effectively replace IEEPA? That is the $166 billion question

(Madeline Chalecki - Atlantic Council) Since the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in February,...

What Do Voters Think of Operation Epic Fury After Three Months?

(James M. Lindsay - Council on Foreign Relations) The 2026 congressional midterms are now five months away. With voter preferences starting to solidify, whether...

China’s platform economy is an AI deployment engine. The U.S. is still looking for its own

(Zoë Moore, Lyla Renwick-Archibold - Council on Foreign Relations) On May 20, Alibaba released MuleRun, an “always-on AI workforce” that taps AI agents (mules)...

Assessing Trump’s Executive Order on AI Oversight

(Matthew Ferren, Vinh Nguyen - Council on Foreign Relations) U.S. President Donald Trump on June 2 signed a long-awaited executive order on AI. The...

The Stockpile Gap: How America Can Secure the Strategic Materials It Needs to Win

(Jonathan E. Hillman, Ishaan Thakker - Council on Foreign Relations) The United States is stocking up. On February 2, President Donald Trump announced the...

Democracies Are Scrambling to Respond as Transnational Repression Worsens

(Joshua Kurlantzick - Council on Foreign Relations) In a world seemingly in chaos, where the rule of law often appears to be breaking down,...

Sanctions Creating Path for PRC Ownership of Key Georgian Businesses

(Tinatin Khidasheli - The Jamestown Foundation) Western sanctions are reshaping ownership of some strategic assets in Georgia through pressuring Georgian Dream-aligned businessman Irakli Rukhadze,...

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