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These briefs are a feature of the Council of Councils initiative, gathering opinions from global experts on major international developments.
After only six weeks in office, President Donald Trump has already sent shockwaves through the world regarding U.S. foreign and economic policy. The Council of Councils Initiative at CFR asked members to reflect on his March 4 address to Congress, and what his words and actions mean for U.S. engagement with their region.
With the 2019 European Parliament elections, the world was holding its breath to see if far-right iconoclasts would storm to new heights in Brussels. While the center has held, the centrist left/right duopoly experienced significant losses, and the far-right made gains overall. This reconfiguration could energize policy debate—or contribute to gridlock—in Europe’s only directly-elected democratic arena.
With the 2019 European Parliament elections, the world was holding its breath to see if far-right iconoclasts would storm to new heights in Brussels. While the center has held, the centrist left/right duopoly experienced significant losses, and the far-right made gains overall. This reconfiguration could energize policy debate—or contribute to gridlock—in Europe’s only directly-elected democratic arena.
In a post–INF Treaty world, NATO can combine deterrence and arms control in different ways, but the trade-offs and difficulties in bridging the differences among allies will not be easy.
In a post–INF Treaty world, NATO can combine deterrence and arms control in different ways, but the trade-offs and difficulties in bridging the differences among allies will not be easy.
The hectic 2019 summit calendar offers little rest for world leaders, wicked and virtuous alike. It also affirms that ecological matters—that is, humanity’s relationship with the biosphere—are now front and center in world politics.
The hectic 2019 summit calendar offers little rest for world leaders, wicked and virtuous alike. It also affirms that ecological matters—that is, humanity’s relationship with the biosphere—are now front and center in world politics.
