Much of the commentary on the war in Iran has focused on whether the mounting costs of Operation Epic Fury are worth it. The most common question I hear now, though, is how does this all end? The ...

Insurgency-related conflicts often start without warning and can last over a decade, making the pre-crisis and early crisis ...

When armed conflict disrupts a critical maritime trade route, the United States can monitor, contain, or escalate the ...

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome Sonja Brookins Santelises as vice president, senior fellow, and director of the Richard Haass Center for Education. Dr. Santelises will ...

The announcement of a U.S. deal to provide Saudi Arabia with nuclear technology has raised alarm about proliferation, especially in Israel. The Trump administration’s swift move to add conditions puts ...

The United States lacks a rigorous, routinized approach to managing foreign policy crises. The Wachenheim Center for Peace ...

As Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, Andy Burnham enters Downing Street with a “Manchesterism” agenda of ...

In February, when the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs imposed under the ...

Public sentiment is something decision-makers must contend with, especially in democratic states. However, the extent to which public opinion shapes foreign policy varies. Three Council of Councils ...

China might have taken greater advantage of the Strait of Hormuz closure to accelerate clean energy exports, but other exports led Beijing to moderate oil price rises.

The collapse of the memorandum of understanding revealed Iran’s core priority: control of the Strait of Hormuz. But with both ...

Elliott Abrams served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor in the George W. Bush administration, where he supervised U.S. policy in the Middle East. He later ...