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The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.

A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nirmal Ghosh, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

After weeks of fierce campaigning, not much changed after Canada's snap election. What can the Trudeau government accomplish in a third term when it comes to foreign policy?

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

Nirmal Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Nahal Toosi join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Bobby Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.

Arye Carmon takes a minute to explain why Israel is holding elections for the third time in a year and predict whether the fourth round of elections is possible.

Emily Feng, Nirmal Ghosh, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.