The honors for Xi exceed what Trump got in Beijing, but the asymmetry goes beyond the pageantry. A quick brief on ten issues ...

CFR’s Steven Cook explains what Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s direct appeal to President Donald Trump reveals about the U.S.-Saudi relationship, and the new challenges Washington could ...

An unprecedented emigration wave has emptied Cuba of up to a quarter of its population since 2020. The demographic fallout will reverberate for decades to come, affecting any future economic recovery ...

Heads of state and government are converging on New York City as the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks off annual high-level meetings.

Seven candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres as the United Nations’ tenth leader since 1946. Who are they, how are they selected, and what challenges will they face in the role?

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The eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly convenes tomorrow. Heads of state and foreign ministers will ...

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The parting remarks of America’s first president were more about shaping who would succeed him in office than about advance a ...

The United States and Canada may settle their current trade dispute, but the decades-long movement to integrate the two ...

Gang warfare, hunger, and a disintegrating health-care chain has hollowed out Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Seven hundred ...

Six voting groups helped deliver Trump’s 2024 win. A new CFR report examines these voters’ views of foreign policy and ...