Myanmar's war has displaced health-care workers and destroyed its infrastructure, enabling disease spread to nearby Bangladesh, India, and Thailand, argues CFR expert Joshua Kurlantzick in Think Global Health.

Oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded, fueling claims that the U.S. is winning its war with Iran. But the Strait of Hormuz remains treacherous and the costs of the conflict are continuing to climb on both sides, argues expert Max Boot.

Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy, will hold presidential elections on October 4. Experts say the result, which is expected to trigger a runoff, could reshape the country’s regional and international relations.

President Trump and leaders of 6 of the top U.S. AI companies signed an agreement on AI safety this week. It outlines safeguards but does not compel companies to adopt them, argues expert Connor Martin.

The United States, Denmark, and Greenland signed a trilateral security agreement in September that expands U.S. military access to the island, reinforcing Arctic security amid increasing geopolitical competition in the region.

Edward Fishman's fascination with foreign policy started with his childhood love of hockey and its international players. His career has taken him from government to Silicon Valley to CFR, where he's a senior fellow for geoeconomics. Here's how he got his career in foreign policy.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently made front-page headlines by asserting that with 3% growth, we can grow our way out of debt. "But is he right?" write experts Benn Steil and Yuma Schuster.

The summit last week between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not resolve any of the major issues facing the U.S.-China relationship. “But that does not mean the meeting was a complete failure,” argues expert David Sacks.

President Donald Trump addressed the opening of the UN General Assembly for the 5th time. "But this year, what was not said was almost as important as what was," writes expert Esther Brimmer.

President Donald Trump’s trade pressures have rapidly pushed Canada and Europe toward each other. Whether the proposed EU “associate membership” for Canada stands is another matter, argues expert Matthias Matthijs.

President Donald Trump’s trade pressures have rapidly pushed Canada and Europe toward each other. Whether the proposed EU “associate membership” for Canada stands, is another matter, argues expert Matthias Matthijs.

Growing economic pressure is unlikely to be enough to shift the Kremlin’s course, but a Cold War–inspired playbook of resistance, deterrence, and dialogue might, argues expert Thomas Graham.

The United States and Canada may settle their current trade dispute, but the decades-long movement to integrate the two economies is likely at an end, argues expert James M. Lindsay.