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Mainstream political parties on both the right and the left are scrambling to capture the momentum and accommodate what they see as a profoundly nationalist moment in global politics.

“The agreement is about far more than just normalizing ties with Riyadh,” argue Nonresident Senior Fellow Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi.

Kris Hartley and Asit K. Biswas discuss intellectual property protection and diplomacy through vaccine provision.

We enter the ’20s at a time when American power and influence continues to wane, China’s is increasing and people all around the world are making clear that their voices need to be heard.

"As the new year rolls in, mutual distrust continues to obstruct mutual understanding," Paul Heer writes.

China’s balloon was not a “real strategic threat,” says Bruce Jentleson. “Our satellites overfly China all the time and theirs overfly us.”

NATO should focus its attention on the problem right next door, not on China, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

“Blindly increasing our defense dollars isn’t a path to more security,” writes Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

The bloc's popularity signals dissatisfaction with the Western-run global order, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.