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US foreign policy under Biden is being built on a foundation established by his predecessor, Paul Poast argues.

What does wealth inequality have to do with support for former president Trump? Nonresident Senior Fellow Dan Drezner explores the issue.

Will the Republican Party stand for international engagement, democracy and freedom? Or will Republicans adopt a narrower, inward-looking vision?

The hope in Seoul and Tokyo is that even if Donald Trump is reelected, their partnership with Washington will be strong and resilient enough to survive.

A new Council report argues the recent series of coups across the Sahelian region should prompt a major reassessment of US military assistance.

While plenty of attention will center on Donald Trump, "what candidates say about foreign policy is another critical issue."

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Niger is far from the only place to experience a coup over the past few years, Paul Poast writes.

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

David Scheffer argues for Washington to employ "a powerful lawfare deterrent" towards China in the case of an invasion of Taiwan.