CFR President Michael Froman analyzes the United States’ efforts to unblock a key chokepoint for the world’s energy supply.

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda The Iran war’s ramifications for the world economy are in ...

The conflict in Iran spells trouble for its longtime efforts to influence African countries, although opinions on Iranian ...

Prime Minister Takaichi will arrive in Washington, D.C. this week for a much-anticipated meeting with President Trump, but ...

In the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, supply disruptions caused by Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz are straining energy stores across Asia to their breaking point.

The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq failed to uncover clandestine weapons of mass destruction and produced a bloody occupation that exposed the limits of U.S. power.

Stuart Reid’s love of writing and learning about the world drew him to become a longtime editor at Foreign Affairs. Reid sat down with CFR to discuss the importance of good writing to convey global ...

The long-term growth in women’s political leadership has plateaued overall, despite marginal gains in some areas.

Between a reduction in freedoms in the U.S. and an uptick in organized collaboration among autocracies around the world, Freedom House’s most recent Freedom in the World report paints a stark image of ...

Fifteen years on from its worst-ever nuclear accident, Japan is welcoming nuclear power back into its energy mix. Senior Fellows Daniel B. Poneman and Clara Gillispie discuss Fukushima’s legacy and ...

CFR President Michael Froman discusses the unfolding global energy crisis with CFR’s Dan Poneman and the Center on Global ...

Six CFR fellows assess the geoeconomic fallout of the war in Iran, and they analyze the challenges that the United States and the world will have to navigate as the conflict enters its third week.