Four CFR experts review the capture of the Venezuelan leader and examine the challenges and uncertainty that the United ...

The Islamic Republic has experienced deadly protest movements in recent years, but the latest round of demonstrations come at ...

Facing a growing terror threat in the Sahel, the Trump administration could discover that its avoidance of “long-term ...

The new year presents the greatest opportunity for the expansion of freedom, and the demise of repressive and anti-American regimes, in the Caribbean that we have seen in decades.

The governments of North and South Korea agree to “not test, manufacture, produce, receive, possess, store, deploy, or use nuclear weapons,” as well as ban nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment ...

The world faces unresolved conflicts, growing climate crises, attacks on aid workers, two famines, and diminishing political will—along with significant aid cuts. Altogether, 2025 has earned a grim ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Over the past six months, Myanmar’s armed forces, also known as the Tatmadaw, have ...

In November, China took a leading role at the thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, as it sought to deepen diplomatic ties with countries in the region. At the same ...

Hugo Chavez assumed Venezuela's presidency in 1999 on a populist platform. But critics say three terms under his "socialist revolution" have made the country increasingly resemble an authoritarian ...

A new executive order sets an ambitious course for lunar exploration, missile defense, and commercial investment but ...

As fentanyl flows in from the south, the U.S. government has stepped up measures both at the border and beyond to curb the influx. Christian Torres/Anadolu/Getty Images President Trump has imposed ...