"This war has allowed Iran to test its strategy and operational capabilities, giving the regime an opportunity to adjust them to strengthen its resistance capacity," Ariane Tabatabai, Council senior fellow on the Middle East, and Madison Rinder write.
"The picture that is being painted . . . is one where the United States is giving a lot more to Iran and is receiving a lot less in return," Ariane Tabatabai, Council senior fellow on the Middle East, tells NPR.
President Trump brought some of America’s biggest tech CEOs to Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping. What does it mean for the race over AI power? Council on Foreign Relations’ Chris McGuire explains.
"There is a lesson that keeps arriving in new and more violent forms: Energy security is national security," writes Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson.
"[China] had a clear sense of priorities," Council Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow for Asia Studies Raymond Kuo shared while unpacking the Trump-Xi summit on Chicago Tonight.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba this week as the island faces dire fuel shortages. Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea unpacks what the trip signals about the Trump administration's Cuba strategy.
Trump and Xi are meeting in Beijing to try to reset US-China relations at a moment of growing instability. Oriana Skylar Mastro breaks down China’s ambitions and what could come next.
"It provides China with an opportunity to frame itself as a source of prosperity and stability—in contrast to the United States," says Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Evan Medeiros.
"The United States needs China to some extent more than China needs us," Council Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow for Asia Studies Raymond Kuo tells WGN's The Point.
