As Secretary Rubio heads to India, the Indo-Pacific is on edge as US priorities shift, and the Quad is being tested. Derek Grossman explains what’s at stake.

The new strategy "suggests a very geographically grounded way of thinking about defense," former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told the Council. She explains what it could mean for China, the war in Ukraine, and US alliances—and what comes next.

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Evgeniy Maloletka / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across the American melting pot support continued US aid to Kyiv., In April, President Joe Biden sig...

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

Turks may be considering realigning eastward amid negative views on Western alliances.

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The US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro echoed intents outlined by Trump in the 2025 National Security Strategy. While the action might have appealed to his Republican base, the strategy’s principles are mostly out of step with US public opinion on America’s engagement in the world.

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