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  1. President Donald Trump monitors US military operations in Venezuela with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio
    Molly Riley / The White House via AP

    Ten Reasons to Cheer the Arrest of Maduro

    by Richard W. Porter

    "Whether one loves Donald Trump or hates him, this daring operation shows what leadership in the executive branch looks like," Council Board Member Richard Porter writes following the US intervention in Venezuela.

  2. an Iranian missile and flag
    Vahid Salemi / AP

    The Challenges of a Nuclear Deal with Iran

    by Saeid Golkar

    While the Trump administration's proposed agreement would curtail Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, it would not touch the real drivers of the Islamic Republic’s power.

  3. Flags decorate the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
    Markus Schreiber / AP

    Could a Dublin-Detroit-Davos Corridor Be an Engine for a Renewal of the Transatlantic Partnership?

    by Leslie Vinjamuri

    News that the World Economic Forum may come down from the mountain is symbolic of the end of an era but also signals the beginning of new thinking about internationalism. In Davos, Trump, Carney, and Zelenskyy offered competing visions for the future international order.

  4. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose ahead of their summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
    Mark Schiefelbein / AP

    How Trump's Improvisational China Policy Is Impacting Trade, Taiwan, and Strategic Competition

    by Paul Heer

    The recent Trump-Xi meeting resolved none of the underlying tensions between Beijing and Washington. It merely kicked the can down the road.

  5. AP Photos
    Defense and Security

    Why the Goals of the War Look Different in Kyiv

    Podcast
    by Iuliia Osmolovska, Ivo H. Daalder, Brian Hanson

    While many in the West see the outcome of the war as determined by military action and shifts in battlefield positions, in Ukraine, long term integration with the West is the most important goal.

  6. The Indo-Pacific and the "Quad"

    The Indo-Pacific and the "Quad"

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Roundtable
    Can Tokyo, with its own limitations, remain a driving force behind the concept and operation of the partnership between the U.S., Japan, India, and Australia?
  7. Brandon Bell / AP

    Trump's Expansionist Ambitions and Tech Titans' Disruptions

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder, Ravi Agrawal, Susan Glasser, Philip Stephens

    Ravi Agrawal, Susan Glasser, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  8. Deep Dish Returns! Lessons on a Career Spent in Global Affairs

    Podcast
    by Brian Hanson, Elizabeth Shackelford

    Get ready to meet Brian Hanson and Lizzy Shackelford – the voices behind Deep Dish.

  9. SANA / AP

    Syria's Revolution, Europe's Support for Ukraine, and Trump's Media Battles

    Video
    by Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins , Ivo H. Daalder

    Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council CEO Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  10. United Nations headquarters
    Frank Franklin II / AP

    Net Favorability of the UN Remains Positive Overall

    Blog Post
    by Jason Gordon

    But recent polling finds key drops among the publics of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.