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December 18, 2017

United States
Trump Security Strategy a Study in Contrasts

The president’s first national security strategy eloquently sums up the U.S. role in the world and what should be done to defend it, but much of the document is at odds with what the president himsel…

Trump introduces his administration's first national security strategy.
Expert Brief by Max Boot National Security and Defense Program

March 23, 2011

Syria
Syria in Play?

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (Benoit Tessier/Courtesy Reuters) It seems from my twitter feed and news reports that Syria might be in play. Amid a complete media blackout, best that anyone ca…

Syria in Play?
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

October 12, 2011

United States
Still Exceptional After All These Years?

The replica of the Statue of Liberty is seen in Paris September 11, 2011. (Benoit Tessier/Courtesy Reuters) Over at Foreign Policy.com, prominent realist Stephen Walt has a thought-provoking article…

Still Exceptional After All These Years?
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

November 24, 2015

Global
Five Things to Watch at Paris Climate Summit

The Paris talks have been built up as a critical moment for confronting climate change, making even the perception of success important for momentum on lowering carbon emissions, writes CFR’s Michael…

Expert Brief by Michael Levi

January 22, 2006

Emerging Markets
Too many currencies? Or too many dollar pegs?

The world has too many currencies.   The dollar is too good a currency not to be shared.    The US has a clear comparative advantage in central banking.   National pride - and a desire to maintain "m…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money