Major global forums are scheduled in 2026 that will cover diverse topics including climate change, trade, and security. But ...

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The U.S. president can order a nuclear launch without consulting anyone, including Congress, and U.S. nuclear weapons have been prepared to launch within minutes since the Cold War. While reforms to ...

President Trump has repeatedly claimed to have ended eight wars since he returned to office. Accessing critical minerals and ...

Last week, the Trump administration rolled out its long-awaited National Security Strategy (NSS). I read it, and you should, ...

Executive SummaryOn December 8, the Trump administration announced plans to loosen U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China by approving the sale of Nvidia H200 chips—the ...

The border conflict with Cambodia could change electoral politics in Thailand, as voters could rally around the flag and ...

Three CFR experts discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell advanced AI chip sales to China and what ...

Chinese growth has relied on exports to an unprecedented extent in 2024 and 2025?   Should that continue, or is it time to pivot?

The Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy this week. CFR convened six of its experts ...

Weeks after a Trump-negotiated ceasefire fell apart and Thailand hit Cambodia with air strikes, the two countries seem far ...

Assumptions about how a potential conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan would unfold should urgently be ...