Commentary

Trump called Xi his “friend” during a May summit in Beijing. But that doesn’t mean the two leaders see eye to eye.

"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.

As the G7 prepares to meet, economic security is becoming harder to ignore. Mathieu Duchâtel explains what's behind the push to make supply chains more resilient and where the biggest challenges remain.

At 250, America is attempting to redefine its position in the global system. Can it convince others to follow?

Allies are not planning for the return of a past iteration of the United States. It would behoove Americans to start doing the same.

How the United States shows up in the world matters. Nowhere is that more evident than in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.

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."

With the tournament set to kick off at a moment of geopolitical strain, authoritarian powers are seizing an opportunity.

Americans and Mexicans think the tournament will be economically beneficial, while Canadians are concerned about costs.

The forum combines middle powers ambition with great power access. But the US presidency promises a narrow agenda and unpredictable leadership.