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A Conversation With Senator Brian SchatzSenator Brian Schatz discusses the future of funding for U.S. foreign assistance and diplomatic engagement and the ability of the United States to address global challenges. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.
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Reform of the State Department Gets GoingSecretary of State Rubio has unveiled a serious reform plan for the Department, but it needs close attention from Congress and some reform itself.
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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So TenseDifferences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and mainland. Taiwan is the likeliest potential flash point in U.S.-China relations.
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Uncle Sam Goes RoguePresident Trump’s coddling of Vladimir Putin sends the wrong message about U.S. leadership in the world.
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Trump’s Misguided Policy Toward South AfricaThe U.S.-South Africa relationship needs a rethink. But the Trump administration’s approach is only making a bad situation worse.
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The Cost of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid DebacleAn overzealous effort at reforming the U.S. Agency for International Development will dismantle programs that enhance U.S. security, save lives, and boost United States’ image around the globe.
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America's Disastrous Foreign Aid WithdrawalThe dismantling of USAID erodes the United States’ already limited influence on the continent.
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The L.A. Fires Show the Need for Climate RealismThe wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps to limit the damage.
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The Problem With TransactionalismThe promise of a more transactional U.S.-Africa relationship risks alienating African populations.
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What's at Stake for Africa in 2025The incoming administration should think twice before ignoring the Africa portfolio.
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Mitch McConnell's Foreign Policy WisdomSen. Mitch McConnell has an important new article in Foreign Affairs (January-February 2025 issue) entitled “The Price of American Retreat: Why Washington Must Reject Isolationism and Embrace Primacy.”
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Where the China-Russia Partnership Is Headed in Seven Charts and MapsBeijing’s and Moscow’s relationship has strengthened militarily, economically, and diplomatically in the past two decades, demonstrating their commitment to a “no limits” partnership.
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No Limits? The China-Russia Relationship and U.S. Foreign PolicyChina and Russia’s quasi-alliance endangers U.S. national interests. Its management will prove a generational task for American policymakers—but there are grounds for optimism, argue CFR Senior Fellow Robert Blackwill and Center for a New American Security CEO Richard Fontaine.
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Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa VisitThe pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola.
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Falling for Maduro’s LobbyistsLobbyists seeking closer relations between the United States and the repressive Maduro regime in Venezuela are advancing their own interests in agreements that would damage the United States.