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Could a Dublin-Detroit-Davos Corridor Be an Engine for a Renewal of the Transatlantic Partnership?

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

News that the World Economic Forum may come down from the mountain is symbolic of the end of an era but also signals the beginning of new thinking about internationalism. In Davos, Trump, Carney, and Zelenskyy offered competing visions for the future international order.

Flags decorate the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Markus Schreiber / AP
Global Politics

How Trump's Greenland Moves Are Impacting the Transatlantic Partnership

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri reflects on recent strains to US-European relations and what is at stake moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with BBC News via video US Foreign Policy

Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse

In the News
Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest," Senior Nonresident Fellow Saeid Golkar writes in Foreign Policy.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna, Austria on December 17, 2021.
Michael Gruber / AP
Global Politics

How Trump's Second Term Is Changing the World Order

In the News
CNN
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins CNN from the World Economic Forum in Davos to unpack the rising tensions within the transatlantic partnership over Greenland.

Leslie Vinjamuri is interviewed from Davos US Foreign Policy

Trump Ties Greenland Threat to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize

In the News
CNN
Suzanne Nossel

"It's a psychological need that he has, not a need that is driven by US national interests," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel says of US President Trump's aim to take control of Greenland.

Suzanne Nossel speaks in studio at CNN US Foreign Policy

Iran's Protests: Can the Regime Survive?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

What's driving unrest in Iran—is this time different?

Protesters participate in a demonstration supporting protesters in Iran, in front of the US Consulate, Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
Luca Bruno / AP
Global Politics

Why a US Strike on Iran Would Not Lead to War

Analysis
by Saeid Golkar

With the death toll rising in Iran amid a crackdown on protests, US President Donald Trump is weighing a strike against the nation. Iran’s capacity to respond to such an action is far more limited than its leaders suggest.

A man drives his motorbike past a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian flags as a sign of patriotism, as one of them flashes the victory sign, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.
Vahid Salemi / AP
Global Politics

The World Minus One Will Be a Mess

In the News
Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

Multilateral cooperation will struggle to survive in Washington’s absence, Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

Donald Trump exits a stage under an American flag
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Global Politics

Would Trump's Seizure of Greenland Be the End of NATO?

Analysis
by Julianne Smith

As foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland prepare to meet with Trump officials, Ambassador Julianne Smith explains what US actions to acquire the autonomous territory could mean for the United States’ most important alliance.

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025.
Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
Global Politics

Canadian PM Mark Carney's Trip to China Highlights the Cost of Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine'

Analysis
by Rachel Bronson

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?

President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington.
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics