In retaliation for the killing of Iranian commander Soleimani, Iran fired a dozen missiles on two US bases in Iraq. Kelly Magsamen argues killing Soleimani may have been Trump’s most consequential foreign policy decision.

Patrick McGee says the differences between the US and China on AI may be “a little bit superficial.” So, what could Trump and Xi actually agree on?

The Trump administration rejects the post-Cold War international order and sets out a new vision in its National Security Strategy. At the Doha Forum, world leaders reckoned with its impact on long-standing alliances and its implications for war and peace.

Is the window of opportunity closing for Putin’s aims in Ukraine? Nonresident Senior Fellow Mitchel Wallerstein weighs in on CNN.

With Washington prioritizing deal-making over competition, Beijing’s confidence is growing—and the risk of miscalculation is rising. Could China use America’s time-out from strategic competition to surpass it economically, technologically, and geopolitically?

Council experts gathered at the Delphi Economic Forum for a panel discussion on the global implications of US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy.

The British king’s skillful diplomacy and eloquent elevation of the US-UK relationship stands in stark contrast to a new transatlantic reality.