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Global Politics
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.
US Foreign Policy
"This administration wants to enlist its friends to help secure its dominance in the Western Hemisphere," Leslie Vinjamuri says. "It's also willing to push the boundaries of what we have come to see as normal, expected, legitimate, international behavior in order to secure that dominance."
Defense and Security
Europe’s security can no longer be taken for granted. We break down why.
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 Rachel Bronson as Nonresident Senior Fellow
Bronson will join the Council’s roster of esteemed experts and focus on the intersection of energy, geopolitics, and international security.
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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