"A bargaining war turns on two quantities: what each side can threaten, and what each side can bear," Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai and Lawfare's Julia Curlee write.
More people need humanitarian assistance as some of the world’s biggest donors scale back. Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna explains why “the gap is not being plugged” and what could come next.
How can middle powers win without returning to globalization and the same old system? Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.
"[President Trump is] essentially taking Oman and lashing out at them because of the fact that he is unable to close out this war," Council Vice President of Research on Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai shares on The Daily Blast podcast.
The Council’s founders believed that the United States should have a positive vision for international engagement—and that the Midwest had a critical role to play.
America’s war in Afghanistan may have ended, but its consequences still remain. Ambassador Ryan Crocker unpacks what the US withdrawal told allies and adversaries about American power.
"There are concrete steps that internationalist nations can take to staunch the erosion of global norms and set the stage for a stronger future," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.
The world's biggest geopolitical battles aren't fought with military force alone. Edward Fishman explains how everything from shipping lanes to the US dollar has become a source of strategic power.
