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Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.

NATO should focus its attention on the problem right next door, not on China, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

While a majority continue to express support for the war and more now sense the military operation has been successful, the Russian public is divided on whether it has led to more positive or negative consequences.

"The G-7 approach has three facets: ignore Russian intimidation, economically decouple from China and court nations throughout the Global South," Paul Poast writes.

"An outright invasion is currently the least likely contingency," writes Council President Ivo Daalder for Politico.

Ivo Daalder speaks with Roger Hilton about alliances, de-dollarization, sanctions, and relations with China at the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum.

Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences emerge about when to deploy troops.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

As world leaders meet in Japan, they are likely to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and economic coercion from China, Craig Kafura tells Steve Scully.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

More so than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans want the United States to play an active part in global affairs.

Mexico's threat to ban GM corn presents an opportunity to re-evaluate agricultural norms in the United States and address inequities in trade.

Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of the world.

"If the US does view China as the key threat to its interests, then neglecting Europe will effectively play into Beijing’s hands," Paul Poast writes.

President Yoon will likely sell the idea of “lining up major investments coming into South Korea from American companies,” says Karl Friedhoff.

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

Despite 75 years of struggle, two scholars remain cautiously optimistic about the future.

Macron’s statements show Europe’s concern that US attention will waver too much from Ukraine to Taiwan, argues Sibel Oktay.

Europe’s aim should be “to affirm Washington’s commitment to de-risking—not to decouple the Chinese economy from their own,” writes Ivo Daalder.

A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.

“The agreement is about far more than just normalizing ties with Riyadh,” argue Nonresident Senior Fellow Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi.

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow and meeting with Putin made clear that China-Russia relations will only grow stronger, Paul Poast writes.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

While Americans broadly support upper age limits for federal elected officials, age is not their top consideration when choosing a candidate.

Through infrastructure investments, economic integration, and green and digital transitions, the EU's Global Gateway will shape Africa and its cities as new hubs for development.

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

"Bipartisan consensus (on the scope of the threat) needs to be reconsidered because the wrong diagnosis could yield the wrong, or even dangerous, prescriptions," Paul Heer writes.

“Both sides appear more inclined to score points against each other than to acknowledge their mistakes,” says Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

Dan Glickman argues the US must find ways to work with China on issues of global importance, especially food and agriculture.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Theresa Fallon weighs in on the opportunities the war in Ukraine presents to both Russia and China.

Is conflict inevitable between the two superpowers? Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins Jacob Heilbrunn and Elbridge A. Colby to discuss.

Moving forward, Washington can either oppose, embrace, or ignore Beijing, Paul Poast writes.

Is China's spy balloon a wakeup call for closer monitoring of US airspace? Craig Kafura explores the answer with Brandis Friedman and Ian Hurd.

The energy transition in African cities marks a key site of geopolitical competition, as China's control of the solar market reshapes urban service delivery.

Through their connection to traditional food practices, dandelions challenge colonized notions of food security and provide students with the opportunity to reconnect with Indigenous food systems.

The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.

"Chinese satellites fly over the United States every day," Nonresident Senior Fellow Bruce Jentleson tells Steve Scully. "That doesn't make a headline the way a balloon does."

“The risk with TikTok is real, but American social media companies pose real risk, too,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford remarks on the foreign policy details of President Biden's 2023 State of the Union address.

There was no way for Blinken’s Beijing trip to go on as planned and not focus inordinately on the balloon incident, argues Paul Heer.

Ethan Kessler weighs in on US military preparedness to deal with any potential Chinese aggression toward Taiwan.

China’s balloon was not a “real strategic threat,” says Bruce Jentleson. “Our satellites overfly China all the time and theirs overfly us.”

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

China will need to promote domestic consumption to reach its potential GDP growth in 2023, argues Yang Yao.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

"We have to deal with China and the way to deal with it is to engage with it," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer in the Wire China.

“Both sides continue to pursue policies that appear aimed more at competition and confrontation,” writes Paul Heer in the National Interest.

While younger Americans are most concerned about climate change, pluralities of each generation are ready to take action to prevent it.

By tying itself to China, Germany risks making its mistakes with Russia all over again, argues Senior Nonresident Fellow John Austin.