A New Era of Competition Is Here. What Will Define the Winners?

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World Economic Forum
Leslie Vinjamuri

The most successful leaders of the next decade "will be innovators, capable of thinking and acting outside the box and of working around institutions that are no longer fit for purpose," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri writes.

A globe in motion
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Global Politics

Don't Let China Stack the Deck

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Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"By demonstrating how AI can render democracies more efficient and better able to deliver, the United States can offer a counterweight to China’s authoritarian efficacy," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

Artificial Intelligence robots demonstrate working on power grid control units in China
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Tech and Science

Saudi Arabi and the US: A Marriage of Convenience Under Strain

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ABC Radio National
Rachel Bronson

Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson joins the Rear Vision podcast to unpack the highs and lows of US-Saudi relations.

American and Saudi Arabia flags
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US Foreign Policy

Can a Trade Deal Steady the US-India Relationship?

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India Today
Craig Kafura

"If they work through the trade deal and get something signed, I think that would be a sign of real progress," Council Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura tells India Today.

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The Iran War's Rising Price Tag

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The New Republic
Ariane Tabatabai

"Once you start a conflict, you don't always end it on your terms," Council Vice President of Research on Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai tells The Daily Blast podcast.

President Donald Trump departs from making remarks on the Iran war
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Israel and Iran Halt Fire amid Standoff over Lebanon

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CNN
Leslie Vinjamuri

The recent strikes could complicate US efforts to negotiate a deal with Tehran, Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells CNN. "This sort of escalatory violence, if there's a return to that, it gets that much more difficult."

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Secretary Marco Rubio Testifies Before Congress

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BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"Secretary Rubio is in an incredibly difficult position of trying to articulate a strategy for ending the war when there is no good strategy for ending the war," Council President & CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells BBC News.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks on BBC News. US Foreign Policy

Ceasefire Under Strain: Where US-Iran Peace Talks Stand

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WTTW
Ariane Tabatabai

Ariane Tabatabai, the Council's vice president of research for security and defense, joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the latest on the war, Iran's nuclear program, and more.

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Trump, Europe, and the Russia-Ukraine War

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CNN
Leslie Vinjamuri

"Momentum should be on Ukraine's side, if only Europe and the United States could collaborate effectively to really take advantage of this moment," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells CNN International.

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Two Ways Trump's Cuba Standoff Could End

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Vox
Cécile Shea

"It’s hard for politicians to look past the next election," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea tells Today, Explained. "But we should also be thinking about what kind of relationship we want with Cuba 15 years from now."

Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces attend a rally in support of former President Raul Castro
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