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The Trump-Zelenskyy Clash Could Reshape U.S. Foreign Policy

Russia and Eurasia expert Stephen Sestanovich outlines how the blowup between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump during negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine war marks a shift in U.S. foreign policy and could reshape the world order.

The Trump-Zelenskyy Clash Could Reshape U.S. Foreign Policy

Why Ukraine’s Geology Is Key to Global Geopolitical Power

Senior Fellow Heidi Crebo-Rediker delves into the crucial geopolitical role of Ukraine. With trillions of dollars in rare earth minerals, Ukraine has the potential to emerge as one of the United States’ most important business partners.

Why Ukraine’s Geology Is Key to Global Geopolitical Power

For more on Ukraine, explore Securing Ukraine’s Future, a Council Special Initiative that provides timely, informed analysis and practical policy recommendations for U.S. policymakers and the American public.

Trump’s Tariff Promises Are “Impossible” to Keep

Director of International Economics Benn Steil explains why Trump’s tariff policies can’t simultaneously bring tax revenue and manufacturing back to the United States in a CFR event on tariffs and trade.

Trump’s Tariff Promises Are “Impossible” to Keep

Guac Shock: Understanding Tariffs With Avocados

U.S. businesses and consumers will face a tax when purchasing goods from Canada, China, or Mexico. Using avocados, Antonio Antonelli explores how tariffs could impact the fruit’s price—and that of other goods—for American consumers.

Guac Shock: Understanding Tariffs With Avocados

IEEPA: A “Nuclear Option” for U.S. Trade Policy

Trade Policy Fellow Inu Manak explains the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an obscure law that provides sweeping economic powers to the U.S. president during an emergency and enabled Trump’s tariffs on trade partners.

IEEPA: A “Nuclear Option” For U.S. Trade Policy

Challenges Facing the Next U.S. Trade Representative

Former U.S. Trade Representative and CFR President Michael Froman explains what he learned in the role, the hardest part of the job, and the biggest challenge ahead for the next U.S. trade representative.

Challenges Facing the Next U.S. Trade Representative

China Didn’t Kill U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

In a recent event discussing Trump’s tariff policies, former U.S. Senator Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA) argues that the true factor that replaced laborers was innovation and technology, not a decline in domestic manufacturing output.

China Didn’t Kill U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

Trade, and particularly tariffs, have become a central pillar of Trump’s foreign policy. Learn more from CFR experts as they explore the trade-offs and costs involved.

What Does the Secretary of the Treasury Do?

Former Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin explains the role of the government’s top job in economics, what makes a successful treasury secretary, and the politics of how to effectively implement policy.

What Does the Secretary of the Treasury Do?

Greenland’s Strategic Importance

Kaleah Haddock explains the political status of Greenland, its aspirations for independence, and why its location is important to military strategy and shipping lanes amid rapid warming in the Arctic.

Greenland’s Strategic Importance

Top Threats Experts Should Watch in 2025

Center for Preventive Action Director Paul Stares and Natalie Caloca explain foreign policy experts’ top concerns in this year’s Preventive Priorities Survey, indicating the likelihood and impact of thirty potential conflicts around the world.

Top Threats Experts Should Watch in 2025
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