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Council on Foreign Relations
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (465+ words) In 1954, an unusual ally helped President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeat a constitutional amendment to curtail presidential authority to make international agreements. We live in highly partisan times. Members of Congress regularly rally behind presidents of their own party on foreign policy…...
Remembering John Foster Dulles
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (204+ words) The grandson of one secretary of state and the nephew of another'was a giant of mid-twentieth century U.S. foreign policy. Thousands of people fly into and out of Washington's Dulles International Airport every day. Few of them think about the man…...
Preparing for the Day After in Europe
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (232+ words) A settlement in Ukraine will not end Europe's security challenges'it will merely change them. Western policymakers should begin preparing now for what comes after the guns fall silent. Paul B. Stares is the General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention…...
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union: Foreign Policy Issue Guide
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (751+ words) President Donald Trump will make his first State of the Union address since the start of his second term. These resources offer background and analysis on the significant foreign policy changes his administration has set in motion. The first year…...
George Kennan and the Long Telegram
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (564+ words) Coming as it did just six months after World War II ended, Stalin's speech alarmed U.S. officials. The State Department turned to Kennan, its foremost Soviet expert and charg" d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, for an explanation. The then-forty-two-year-old Kennan,…...
What Americans Really Think About Trade and Tariffs | Council on Foreign Relations
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1314+ words) Trade is seen as mutually beneficial, but Americans" views on tariffs are largely shaped by partisanship. President Donald Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Tariffs are the primary tool of his America First trade agenda, and he has leveraged them to…...
Will U.S. Allies Succeed in Hedging Against the United States? | Council on Foreign Relations
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (157+ words) Diversifying away from the United States is easier said than done, but the potential long-term costs to U.S. security and prosperity are significant. Trump has largely dismissed efforts aimed at economic hedging. Indeed, he initially applauded Carney's outreach to China, saying:…...
Right-Sizing the Russian Threat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (412+ words) European concerns about Russian aggression are justified, yet severe constraints on Moscow make an attack in the near future unlikely. Europe needs to balance military deterrence with diplomatic engagement to achieve stable coexistence with Russia. Thomas Graham is a distinguished…...
India’s Struggle for (Cleaner) Power
1+ week, 2+ day ago (233+ words) India is in the middle of a revolutionary energy transition, attempting to pull off what other countries such as the United States have done over decades in a very short time frame. By Manjari Chatterjee Miller To date, the most…...
India’s New Climate Statecraft
1+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) India's climate diplomacy'selectively engaging with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change processes while separately mobilizing finance, technology, and market access for decarbonization without constraining its economic growth or energy access'stands in sharp contrast to the United States'. By Manjari Chatterjee…...