I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump is ...

Donald Trump has promised to secure a just peace between Russia and Ukraine in his second term. His success or failure will ...

With his “four red lines,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attempting to set the terms for U.S.-China relations during a second ...

Beijing’s and Moscow’s relationship has strengthened militarily, economically, and diplomatically in the past two decades, ...

South Korea continues to reel from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on December 3. Although the National ...

The year 2024 likely saw the highest number of people voting in recorded history. But in Asia, where most people voted, ...

China’s electric vehicle capacity will soon match total Chinese domestic auto demand, and total Chinese auto production ...

In a partnership bordering on alliance, “Russia and China have been clear about the world they seek,” asserts a new Council Special Report, No Limits? The China-Russia Relationship and U.S. Foreign ...

Edward Alden’s speech on October 28, 2024, at the Yeutter Institute for International Trade and Finance at the University of ...

The flight of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to exile in Russia poses a major strategic challenge to Russian President ...

The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad ...

The swift collapse of Syria’s regime brings a humiliating end to Russia’s and Iran’s sway and opens the door for greater ...