Analysis reveals President Donald Trump's "peace through strength" strategy reshaping global relations with Venezuela ...

One of the defining aspects of the Trump administration is its changes to the United States’ foreign policy. One area that has seen some of the biggest changes is South America.

As 2025 wraps up an eventful year in foreign policy, five CFR fellows look ahead to what they’ll be watching in 2026. In charts, graphics, and maps, our experts consider how the United States will ...

Hard-nosed realism that trades away our commitment to democracy in favor of cutting deals with dictators is not strength; it ...

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a prime time address to the nation this evening at a moment when public ...

The Trump administration is highly critical of Europe in its national security strategy, while barely mentioning the threats ...

When it comes to foreign policy, history shows us there are two types of US vice president. A few amass outsized power and influence, like George W. Bush’s second in command, Dick Cheney, who was the ...

The State Department will now only weigh in on foreign elections when there is a "clear and compelling" U.S. interest to do so, focusing on strategic significance over spreading democratic values.

Mrs. Clinton is a former secretary of state and United States senator. Dr. Yarhi-Milo is the dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. When President Trump picked up ...

As the Trump administration doubles down on sweeping, highly exclusionary immigration bans, it risks repeating the least enlightened chapters of U.S. history without learning an important lesson.

Critical minerals will continue to be drivers and stabilizers of US foreign policy for the foreseeable future. Despite the Middle East acting again as a foreign policy distraction, critical mineral ...

For decades, the foreign policy elite in both parties insisted that America’s greatness has more to do with Damascus than Detroit, or Baghdad than Bozeman. It was a bipartisan delusion—driven by ...