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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump’s recent strike on Iran provides a model for America’s future military engagement around the world—balancing strategic interests with industrial capacity and political will. On June ...

SEATTLE — In our latest Connect to Congress series, KOMO News Anchor Kelly Koopmans spoke with Congressman Adam Smith about the passage of President Donald Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill,” his thoughts ...

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.

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 ...