The United States launched a major military operation with little to no consultation with its transatlantic allies. Taken ...

As cross-border Chinese currency payments rise, we find evidence that a key U.S. financial sanctions tool may be weakening.

Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate rallied around President Trump’s decision to attack Iran and passed on the opportunity to demand he make the case to Congress.

What’s that famous line of Michael Corleone’s in The Godfather Part III about the mafia? “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” That’s the Middle East. President Barack Obama sought to ...

Leaders of Iran’s sizable Kurd population are reported to be mobilizing in the aftermath of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the regime, but their ability to mount a successful armed resistance remains ...

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 launched heavy attacks on Beirut’s suburbs today, ...

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime sharply escalated in late February, further heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged ...

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The longer the war in Iran goes on, the greater the incentive for the Islamic Republic to apply all forms of asymmetric ...

Eight decades ago, Winston Churchill warned of Soviet aggression in a speech that angered many Americans but proved prophetic ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day.

The disastrous aftermath of U.S.-led regime change in Iraq more than two decades ago could be repeated in Iran with an even ...