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March 10, 2025

Daily News Brief
Violence Shakes Syria and Other Headlines of the Day

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day.  Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning. …

A mourner reacts during the funeral of Shinda Kisho who was killed in Latakia, after hundreds were killed in some of the deadliest violence in 13 years of civil war, pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers, in Qamishli, Syria March 9, 2025. (Orhan Qereman/Reuters)

February 26, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: February 2025

In February, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the region and warned of Chinese encroachment. Several Latin American countries expanded trade and investment relations with China. Chines…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Panama Canal during his first overseas trip. Mark Schiefelbein/Reuters.

December 20, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
What We’re Watching Around the Globe in 2025

To gain some insight into the year ahead, CFR fellows highlight some of the global developments they will be looking out for.

A man waves the independence-era Syrian flag over Damascus’ central Umayyad Square on December 11, 2024.

January 7, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: December 2024

In December, China countered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s claims about the Panama Canal. Brazilian labor authorities uncovered “slavery-like conditions” at a construction site for Chinese elec…

A drone view shows BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil December 26, 2024.

January 30, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: January 2025

This month, Mexico announced plans to curb imports from China across key industries including automobiles, aerospace technology, and textiles. Peru launched investigations into alleged Chinese dumpin…

A cargo ship sails underneath the Bridge of the Americas, which spans the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, January 22, 2025. Aris Martinez/Reuters.

December 20, 2024

Elections and Voting
A Year of Elections and Democratic Challenges

Globally, more people than ever before voted in national elections in 2024. How did democracy fare?

A drone view shows people queue at the Hospital Hill township to vote during the South African elections, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

November 26, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: November 2024

This month, Peru and Brazil hosted the APEC and G20 leaders' summits, respectively, where Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a host of Latin American leaders. During the APEC summit, Peru and Chin…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peru's President Dina Boluarte attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, at the Grand National Theater, in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

July 25, 2024

Daily News Brief