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The Pros and Cons of Negotiating in Public

In the News
Foreign Policy
Suzanne Nossel

"Taking negotiations public is like setting sail in a squall: You’re betting you can harness the popular and geopolitical winds to make way, rather than get blown off course," Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel writes.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump, Iran, and the Future of American Power

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Matt Duss unpacks what the widening conflict with Iran could mean for the future of US foreign policy.

Donald Trump Walking
Jose Luis Magana / AP
US Foreign Policy

The War on Iran Will Speed the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Toward Nuclear Energy

In the News
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Rachel Bronson

"A nuclear resurgence will bring hard questions, especially for the United States, which risks ceding ground to Russia and China if it fails to act," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson writes.

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz Defense and Security

War with Iran: What the World Debated in New Delhi

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran and the conflict intensified, global leaders gathered in New Delhi to debate what comes next. Harsh Pant and Karim Haggag share the takeaways.

Stubb and Modi at Raisina Dialogue
Observer Research Foundation / ORF
Global Politics

I'm on the Meta Oversight Board. We Need AI Protections Now

In the News
The Guardian
Suzanne Nossel

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel makes the case for independent oversight of artificial intelligence platforms as its evolving capabilities reshape the world.

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox speaks at LlamaCon 2025
Jeff Chiu / AP
Tech and Science

From Munich to the Board of Peace, the Trump Administration Struggles to Reassure its Transatlantic Partners; The Supreme Court Pushes Back  

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The United States and Europe are scrambling to reform their partnership. It is an open question as to whether the transatlantic partnership can continue to be an anchor for international order as the rest of the world presses rapidly ahead.

President Donald Trumpl listens during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

A Healthier Alternative to Trump's Tariff Obsession

Analysis
by Jim O'Neill

The US Supreme Court struck down US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. History offers a potential path forward for the economy.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Economy

The West Under Pressure: Inside Munich 2026

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The Observer's Giles Whittell and ECFR's Dr. Jana Puglierin unpack what this year's Munich Security Conference revealed.

Marco Rubio at MSC
Alex Brandon / Pool AP
Defense and Security

The Age of Kleptocracy

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Alexander Cooley

"US foreign policy is now largely subordinate to the private interests of the president and his retainers," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon write.

A gold presidential seal in the Oval Office
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

Could a BRICS Currency Work?

In the News
Project Syndicate
Jim O'Neill

Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Lord Jim O'Neill (coiner of the "BRICS" acronym) weighs the possibility of a shared currency among the BRICS club.

A man walks past a money exchange shop decorated with different banknotes in Hong Kong.
Kin Cheung / AP
Global Politics