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The US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a large-scale strike. Experts assess what the unprecedented US intervention means for Venezuela, US foreign policy, and regional and global stability.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet this week in Beijing, with bilateral trade high on the agenda. What does it mean for Trump’s efforts to exert control over the Western Hemisphere?
US Foreign Policy
Trump's first foreign policy moves of the new year included invading Venezuela, threatening to coerce Greenland into becoming a US territory, and withdrawing the US from 66 international organizations.
Global Politics
We need to think about an approach to international law's control of the use of force that is true to the moral and power political realities of today's world.
Council Welcomes Evan Medeiros as Distinguished Nonresident Fellow
Medeiros will join the Council’s roster of esteemed experts and chair a high-level roundtable on China.
America at 250: The Arc of Global Influence
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Council will draw on local, national, and global perspectives to illuminate America’s past, present, and future.
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