Jessica Brandt’s career has fused think tank and government experience. Below, she talked to CFR about the role of technology in foreign policy and how her early experiences shaped her career path.

U.S. foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly even if divided government returns to Washington next January.

On October 26-October 28, 2025, the Institute for Security Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted the Council of Councils Sixteenth Regional Conference in Pretoria, South Africa.

Detroit officials are seeking answers on the city's interactions with federal immigration officials amid nationwide arrests and deportations. Detroit is not a sanctuary city, but officials are ...

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Over the last three days, I joined heads of state, foreign ministers, military officers, intelligence officials, businesspeople, journalists, and foreign policy scholars in Bavaria for the 62nd Munich ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick for a top State Department post faces bipartisan opposition after a Republican senator pressed the nominee over his past remarks about Israel and the ...

The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with climate and energy issues around the world. January coverage focused on a series of bilateral climate agreements, ...

Greetings from the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, where the 62nd Munich Security Conference—also known as “Davos with guns”—is well underway. I just published a guest essay in the New York Times that reflects ...

Mr. Froman is the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. The 62nd Munich Security Conference, otherwise known as “Davos with guns,” has arrived at a pivotal moment. The United States has never ...

Taiwan has become only the seventh U.S. trading partner to reach a Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the Trump administration. Under the terms of the deal, the United States will reduce the reciprocal ...

The case was part of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s docket in Nashville on Feb. 12. It's the latest chapter in a clash between the city and state over whether a 2023 law that would require city and ...