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Tehran is stepping up its crackdown on information flow as the country faces one of its greatest challenges following U.S.

Ten CFR experts break down what the president's trade agenda has accomplished since he placed a ninety-day pause on his ...

President Donald Trump has launched a wave of Section 232 tariffs and investigations, seeking to protect U.S. national ...

This article was originally published on May 22, 2025, and revised to reflect developments through June 3, 2025. It does not ...

Why is contact between law enforcement and the average citizen in Africa so frequently lethal?

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...

China’s 2024 current account surplus was around $430 billion, below the $500 billion dollar surplus registered by the EU. As ...

Trump’s signature legislation will push defense spending past $1 trillion, with new funding for innovation and other ...

Costs are mounting for the U.S. defense industry, critical infrastructure, and relations with partners and allies.

Since his first term in 2017, President Donald Trump’s trade policy has had two dimensions: one familiar, one unfamiliar. The ...

The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.