There are reasons to criticize President Trump’s decision to strike Venezuela; however, giving China a green light to attack ...

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Four CFR experts review the capture of the Venezuelan leader and examine the challenges and uncertainty that the United ...

The Islamic Republic has experienced deadly protest movements in recent years, but the latest round of demonstrations come at ...

The new year presents the greatest opportunity for the expansion of freedom, and the demise of repressive and anti-American regimes, in the Caribbean that we have seen in decades.

The governments of North and South Korea agree to “not test, manufacture, produce, receive, possess, store, deploy, or use nuclear weapons,” as well as ban nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment ...

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

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 ...

A new executive order sets an ambitious course for lunar exploration, missile defense, and commercial investment but ...

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 ...

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.