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May 23, 2023

Military Operations
What Is Russia’s Wagner Group Doing in Africa?

Russia’s Wagner Group has intervened in the affairs of several African countries, providing military and security support while expanding Moscow’s influence across the continent.

In Brief by William Rampe

October 18, 2023

Russia
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: Getting Russia Right by Thomas Graham

As U.S.-Russian relations scrape the depths of Cold War antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades increasingly appears to have…

Play National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia.
Virtual Event by Thomas Graham and James M. Lindsay CFR Fellows' Book Launch

April 25, 2024

China
Blinken Visits China, May Day Stirs Workers’ Rights Concerns, the U.S. Resumes Ukraine Aid, and More

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps his second visit to China as tensions mount over Beijing’s military support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ongoing threats in the South China Sea; Internationa…

Podcast China's five-star red flag and the U.S. flag hang above the entrance of the Peace Hotel along the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, April 25, 2024. It is reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on the afternoon of the 24th, and Antony Blinken stayed at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

October 3, 2023

Russia
Getting Russia Right, With Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how U.S.-Russia relations have evolved since the Cold War.

Podcast U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Thomas Graham The President’s Inbox

October 6, 2023

Russia
The President’s Inbox Recap: Getting Russia Right

The early post-Cold War promise of a U.S.-Russia partnership never materialized.

Vladimir Putin as viewed shaking Joe Biden's hand.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

October 20, 2023

China
Responding to China and Russia’s Influence on the Militarization of Global Politics

Large democracies must combat Russia and China's support for the re-militarization of politics around the world.

Russian president poses shaking hands with Chinese president in front of Russian and Chinese flags.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

September 25, 2023

Russia
Russia’s Influence in Southeast Asia Is Fading

Russia saw its full-spectrum engagement with Southeast Asia pay dividends following its all-out invasion of Ukraine. But its brief interlude of greater influence in the region is now waning.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stand next to each other in front of the flags of ASEAN countries.
Article by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Program

November 30, 2023

Climate Change
COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Journalists, China Illness Spike, and More

The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states…

Podcast A person walks past a "#COP28" sign in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on October 1, 2023.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

September 27, 2023

Belarus
The Belarus-Russia Alliance: An Axis of Autocracy in Eastern Europe

Russia has renewed its long-stalled push for unification with Belarus, using the country as a launchpad for its war against Ukraine and a hardening bulwark against NATO rivals to the west.

Presidents Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin.
Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters