Facing a growing terror threat in the Sahel, the Trump administration could discover that its avoidance of “long-term ...

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The world faces unresolved conflicts, growing climate crises, attacks on aid workers, two famines, and diminishing political will—along with significant aid cuts. Altogether, 2025 has earned a grim ...

At a recent summit, several corporate CEOs expressed optimism about the year ahead, though they noted some concerns about U.S ...

CFR President Michael Froman analyzes President Donald Trump’s busy year of diplomacy and action, which perhaps forged a new brand of U.S. internationalism.

After boycotting the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, the United States sets out a narrow agenda for the 2026 meeting in Miami—and a change in lineup.

In November, China took a leading role at the thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, as it sought to deepen diplomatic ties with countries in the region. At the same ...

If the United States waits too long to respond more fully and constructively, it could become an isolated island of gas-powered vehicles in an electric vehicle world driven by China.

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) turns six years old today. The youngest branch of the U.S. military was established on December 20, 2019, with the passage of the John S. McCain National Defense ...

The Trump administration’s indefinite refugee ban and historically low annual admissions ceiling come as the number of refugees worldwide remains high.

President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City, September 23. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ...

Moreover, one didn’t have to align with all of PASTEF’s politics to want to see Senegal succeed. The civic cohesion of citizens who insisted that the Senegalese constitution and democratic principles ...