This piece is part of a Council on Foreign Relations analysis series assessing the geopolitical effect of the Trump administration’s tariffs policy on select countries in the Asia-Pacific Economic ...

President Donald Trump announced on December 8 that the United States would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chip—a critical piece of technology in the artificial intelligence (AI) race—to China ...

Brad W. Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In the days since U.S. President Donald Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ...

NORRISTOWN — As outgoing Norristown Municipal Council President Rebecca Smith reflected on her time in local politics, she offered some words of wisdom to her governing partners. Smith underscored her ...

On January 3rd 2026, Donald Trump conducted a militarily successful but politically fraught intervention in Venezuela. For Europeans, three conclusions stand out. None are sensational, but all are ...

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Israel’s announced recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared independent region of Somalia. The move drew ...

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The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression. By David E. Sanger A few hours before ...

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self wanted to leave non-conference play with some momentum, and the Jayhawks accomplished just that with a 90-61 rout of Davidson on Monday, Dec. 22, at home.

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