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The pandemic has caused the world’s economies to diverge
The Economist | As recovery from COVID-19 takes place, huge gaps between the performance of countries are opening up—which could yet...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Recent Developments
CFR | In late September 2020, heavy fighting broke out along the border—the most serious escalation since 2016. More than one hundred...
Fighting Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Risks Drawing in Bigger Powers
Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times | Escalation on both sides suggests that an extended conflict may ensue in Nagorno-Karabakh,...
The Transformation of Diplomacy: How to Save the State Department?
William J. Burns and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Foreign Affairs | After four years of attacks by the Trump administration, U.S. diplomacy...
UAE-Bahrain deals with Israel offer chance at a ‘warm peace,’ economic growth and a moderate Mideast
Frederick Kempe, CNBC | It’s been a safe bet over the last four decades to “short” the region, as other parts of the world have moved...
Germany wades into the Indo-Pacific fray
Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times Germany has officially joined the “Indo-Pacific” geopolitical club as outlined in a new 40-page...
The End of Hope in the Middle East
Steven A. Cook, Foreign Policy The region has always had problems—but it’s now almost past the point of recovery. Given how widespread...
Why the World Worries About Russia’s Natural Gas Pipeline
Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova, Bloomberg A natural gas pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea from Russia to the German...
UN experts condemn Hong Kong security law in letter to China
Al-Jazeera China has faced intense criticism over the security legislation, which was imposed at the end of June following a year of...
Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategy
Kirsty Needham, Reuters The government of Scott Morrison has reached a stark new view of China: It's not just a top trading partner, but...
Diplomacy During the Quarantine: An Opportunity for More Agile Craftsmanship
Pierre Vimont, Carnegie Europe Like many sectors of public and private life, diplomacy has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. As...
Harnessing Europe’s climate diplomacy and energy policy to drive down methane worldwide
Sam Kotis, Environmental Defense Fund With the forthcoming EU Methane Strategy and a flurry of other energy proposals expected in the...
The Geopolitics of Semiconductors
Bilahari Kausikan, The Strait Times The US has a chokehold on China when it comes to the semiconductor industry, as China lacks the...
Big Tech Embraces New Cold War Nationalism
JS Tan, Foreign Policy Silicon Valley's neoliberal order has come to an end, and from it, a new era of tech nationalism has emerged. Now...
Pact with UAE opens entire Arab world to Israeli business
Dan Zaken, Globes Because of diplomatic issues, the economic ties between the countries were secret, and what was not secret was very...
The 2020 Candidates on Foreign Policy
CFR | The CFR Guide to the presidential candidates and their positions on global issues such as Diplomacy & Foreign Aid, Cybersecurity,...
The Tragedy of Vaccine Nationalism
Thomas J. Bollyky and Chad P. Bown, Foreign Policy With hundreds of vaccines against the new coronavirus in development, only cooperation...
The U.S. Vice President and Foreign Policy
Jonathan Masters, CFR | Modern vice presidents can trace much of their political influence to the broad reforms that Jimmy Carter and...
Europe still lacks a foreign policy
The Economist A coherent foreign policy in current circumstances would make sense. Instead, the EU has a contradictory one. Read the full...
Competing with China? The United States has disarmed itself
Mira Rapp-Hooper, CNN Trump administration long ago sabotaged its best chances of competing with or standing up to Beijing, by alienating...
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