America's Pivot to the Pacific: US Military Build-Up in the Philippines and Taiwan Strait
The Pentagon is accelerating its military repositioning toward the Indo-Pacific, with new base agreements in the Philippines, increased naval patrols in the Taiwan Strait, and a fundamental reorientation of American military strategy away from Europe and the Middle East.
The Abraham Accords Two Years Later: Have US-Brokered Middle East Peace Deals Held?
Two years after the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and four Arab states, an assessment of whether the US-brokered deals have produced durable peace, economic integration, and a path to broader regional stability.
Climate Change and US Foreign Policy: America Rejoins the Paris Agreement — For Real This Time?
The United States has made climate change a central pillar of its foreign policy for the first time, but questions remain about whether American commitments are durable across presidential administrations and sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge.
The Fentanyl War: How US Pressure on China and Mexico Is Changing the Drug Supply
Fentanyl is killing more Americans than any other cause of accidental death. Here is how US diplomatic pressure on China's precursor chemical exports and Mexico's cartel operations is — and is not — making progress against the crisis.
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and the US Relationship: Oil, Arms, and a Changing Kingdom
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 modernization drive is transforming Saudi Arabia and complicating a US-Saudi relationship built on oil and security guarantees that both sides are now reconsidering.