Between a reduction in freedoms in the U.S. and an uptick in organized collaboration among autocracies around the world, Freedom House’s most recent Freedom in the World report paints a stark image of ...

The long-term growth in women’s political leadership has plateaued overall, despite marginal gains in some areas.

The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq failed to uncover clandestine weapons of mass destruction and produced a bloody occupation that exposed the limits of U.S. power.

The conflict in Iran spells trouble for its longtime efforts to influence African countries, although opinions on Iranian ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda The war in the Middle East escalated yesterday with ...

Prime Minister Takaichi will arrive in Washington, D.C. this week for a much-anticipated meeting with President Trump, but ...

Fifteen years on from its worst-ever nuclear accident, Japan is welcoming nuclear power back into its energy mix. Senior Fellows Daniel B. Poneman and Clara Gillispie discuss Fukushima’s legacy and ...

A Council on Foreign Relations symposium on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II suggests two critical lessons for policymaking today.

Stuart Reid’s love of writing and learning about the world drew him to become a longtime editor at Foreign Affairs. Reid sat ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda A top Trump administration counterterrorism official ...

In the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, supply disruptions caused by Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz are straining energy stores across Asia to their breaking point.

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda Israel targeted top Iranian officials overnight as the ...