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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 11 h

The Trump administration is rapidly reshaping the global digital order, write Tobias Feakin and @adschina. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/04/tru…

CFR_org's tweet card. The Trump administration is rapidly reshaping the global digital order.

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

Trump announced new U.S. tariff rates of 15% on Japanese imports and 19% on Philippine imports in social media posts yesterday. Read more and subscribe to the Daily News Brief: cfr.org/article/new-us…

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 1 h

📅 NOW | 6:30 pm EDT @RebeccaLissner, @KoriSchake, and @RogerZakheim will discuss American views of national security and global engagement, and how public sentiment may shape the future of U.S. foreign policy. Watch below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/4m76mLp

CFR_org's tweet card. Panelists discuss American views of national security and global engagement, and how public sentiment may shape the future of U.S. foreign policy. For further reading, please see the Reagan Institu...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 3 h

Congress cannot afford to allow the Defense Production Act to expire, writes Laura Taylor-Kale for @FinancialTimes. on.cfr.org/4kZMgln

CFR_org's tweet card. Congress cannot afford to allow the Defense Production Act to expire

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 4 h

For more than two decades, China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. Here's what to know: cfr.org/backgrounder/c…

CFR_org's tweet card. Introduction China’s role in Latin America and the Caribbean has grown rapidly since the turn of the century, promising economic opportunity but also raising concerns over Beijing’s influence....

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 5 h

Track China’s growing network of investments in overseas airports with this interactive map: cfr.org/tracker/tracki…

CFR_org's tweet card. Overview Since 2007, Chinese entities have invested in sixty overseas airport projects, a much smaller number than the 129 overseas port projects documented in “Tracking China’s Control of Overseas...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 6 h

The United States is reportedly considering new sanctions against Russia. Experts debate what effect these economic penalties are having after 3 years of war. cfr.org/in-brief/three…

CFR_org's tweet card. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has implemented a broad sweep of sanctions focused on isolating Russia from the global financial system, reducing the profitability of...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 7 h

President Trump is again seeking to reshape refugee resettlement efforts after criticizing what he says was an influx of migrants during the Biden administration. Here's how the U.S. refugee system works: cfr.org/backgrounder/h…

CFR_org's tweet card. Introduction For decades, the United States was a world leader in refugee admissions. From taking in hundreds of thousands of Europeans displaced by World War II to welcoming those escaping from...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 7 h

Trump signed three executive orders regarding the U.S. AI industry yesterday and unveiled an “action plan” outlining his approach to the technology. Read more and subscribe to the Daily News Brief: cfr.org/article/trump-…

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 9 h

📅 Today | 6:30 pm EDT @RebeccaLissner, @KoriSchake, and @RogerZakheim will discuss American views of national security and global engagement, and how public sentiment may shape the future of U.S. foreign policy. Watch below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/4m76mLp

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 9 h

How did trade evolve from a symbol of unity to a flash point for global conflict? On this episode of the Why It Matters podcast, CFR trade experts @shannonkoneil and @edwardalden discuss how trade policy is sizing up to be anything but consensus. cfr.org/podcasts/wim/w…

CFR_org's tweet card. This season, Why It Matters is taking you through the ins and outs of trade. In this episode, we’re examining how trade policy is sizing up to be anything but consensus.

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 10 h

The People’s Republic of China, established in 1949, has never governed Taiwan but nonetheless views the island as a breakaway territory that must be “unified” with the mainland—by force if necessary. Get the background on China-Taiwan relations: cfr.org/backgrounder/c…

CFR_org's tweet card. Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · 12 h

The G20 is an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies and the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. Our explainer looks at the divisions the group faces over trade, climate change, and the war in Ukraine: cfr.org/backgrounder/w…

CFR_org's tweet card. Introduction The Group of Twenty (G20), originally a collection of twenty of the world’s largest economies, was conceived as a bloc that would bring together the most important industrialized and...

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Project Syndicate@ProSyn · Jul 23

While China does not want a trade war or to decouple, it is willing to risk a trade war that @realDonaldTrump’s America may lose. And it would rather decouple than kowtow to Trump, notes @CFR_org’s @ZongyuanZoeLiu. bit.ly/40Kky4M

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party with yet another devastating blow on Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall, writes Sheila A. Smith. cfr.org/blog/whats-nex…

CFR_org's tweet card. Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall....

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

📅 Tomorrow | 6:30 pm ET @RebeccaLissner, @KoriSchake, and @RogerZakheim will discuss American views of national security and global engagement, and how public sentiment may shape the future of U.S. foreign policy. Watch below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/4m76mLp

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

🎧 @OliverStuenkel joins @JamesMLindsay on The President's Inbox podcast to discuss the recent BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro and what Brazil sees as the group’s purpose. Listen ⬇️ cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/b…

CFR_org's tweet card. Oliver Stuenkel, associate professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the recent BRICS summit in...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

The extreme costs and death toll of recent floodings across Texas, New Mexico, and the Northeast have put into question the future of the United States’ emergency preparedness amid major budget and staffing cuts, writes @Alice_C_Hill. cfr.org/expert-brief/c…

CFR_org's tweet card. Flash floods in Texas Hill Country killed at least 130 people earlier this month, while New Mexico, New York, and New Jersey experienced flooded transit systems, blocked roads, and even swept away...

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

📊 Ten charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders. Explore our explainer ⬇️ cfr.org/article/how-mu…

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Council on Foreign Relations@CFR_org · Jul 23

Trace the evolution of U.S. immigration policy after World War II in this timeline: cfr.org/timeline/us-po…

CFR_org's tweet card. Immigration has been an important element of U.S. economic and cultural vitality since the country’s founding. This timeline outlines the evolution of U.S. immigration policy after World War II.

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