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February 18, 2014

China
Hunter Gross: What Did China and Taiwan’s Historic Talks Accomplish?

Hunter Gross is an intern for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. The four-day visit between Zhang Zhijun, director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) and Wang Yu-chi, chairman of …

Wang Yu-chi (2nd L), Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, talks during a meeting with Head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Zhang Zhijun (not pictured), in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on February 11, 2014. (China Daily/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

October 29, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

April 24, 2024

Ukraine
Weapons of War: The Race Between Russia and Ukraine

The new U.S. aid package will reestablish a critical flow of weapons to Ukraine’s military, but the war will hinge greatly on which side can ramp up and sustain its firepower and troop numbers in the…

An employee handles 155 mm caliber shells after the manufacturing process at an ammunition plant in Scranton, PA.
Expert Brief by Max Boot Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

July 31, 2024

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

Venezuelans protest against the results of the country’s July 2024 presidential election, in Caracas.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Amelia Cheatham

March 12, 2006

Economics
Read Dan Gross on Globalization a la carte

As usual, Gross has a lot of smart things to say about limits on cross border investment in a no-longer-quite-so-flat world -- or what he calls globalization a la carte. Limits on cross-border invest…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 4, 2018

South Korea
Domestic Dimensions of South Korea’s Foreign Policy

This post is co-authored by Sungtae "Jacky" Park, research associate for Korea Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.  Despite becoming influential on the world scene, South Korea remains a …

Domestic Dimensions of South Korea’s Foreign Policy
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder and Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

November 12, 2024

Immigration and Migration
An Immigration Debate Worth Having

The best immigration policy is one that helps developing countries hold on to their best.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on April 5, 2019.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition