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September 10, 2024

Palestinian Territories
Plagues, War Criminals, and Palestinian Authority Views of the United States

Palestinian Authority officials have recently called President Biden a "war criminal" and the United States a "plague." Should U.S. assistance continue to pay for such insults?

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 4, 2024

Ukraine
From the Ukraine Conflict to a Secure Europe

Thomas Graham argues that cooperation between European member states, as well as U.S. commitment to its allies in the region, can create a freer, more secure, and more prosperous Europe. 

NATO soldiers run out of a helicopter carrying guns.
Report by Thomas Graham Center for Preventive Action

August 27, 2024

Russia
Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk, With Liana Fix

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia.

Podcast Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank near the Russian border in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on August 12, 2024. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Liana Fix The President’s Inbox

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

August 29, 2024

Ukraine
The Stakes in Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive, Stopping Mpox Spread, Nuclear Arms Race Returns, and More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the incursion into Kursk is an important step towards ending the war with Russia, but Ukraine is facing a major test in its own Donbas battlefields; the i…

Podcast Ukrainian service members ride an armored personnel carrier in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 11, 2024. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File Photo/Reuters
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

September 3, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
A Wider Middle East War, With Steven Cook

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential for a wider war in the Middle East as Iran vows to…

Podcast Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system over northern Israel on August 23, 2024. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Steven A. Cook The President’s Inbox

August 5, 2024

Mexico
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels

Violence continues to rage more than a decade after the Mexican government launched a war against drug cartels.

A soldier stands guard as over 850 kilos of drugs are burned in Monterrey, Mexico.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

May 16, 2024

Ukraine
What Does Putin Really Want in Ukraine?

Russia’s early setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could have foreclosed on some of President Vladimir Putin’s sweeping war objectives, but he is unlikely to relent given the conflict’s momentum.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with military commanders in Moscow, Russia, May 2024.
Expert Brief by Thomas Graham Europe Program

July 10, 2024

United States
Future Wars: The Nexus of Technology and the Military

Panelists discuss the Silicon Valley’s role in the future of war and whether or not the Pentagon is successfully innovating rapidly enough to keep up with the technological changes facing the militar…

Play A marine stands above an Unmanned Vehicle Robot, Testudo, at the launch of the Defence Technology Plan in London.
Event by Christopher M. Kirchhoff, Anne Neuberger, Raj Shah, and Carla Anne Robbins National Security and Defense Program

August 15, 2024

Ukraine
Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, 2024 DNC Begins, Foreign Hacking Targets Trump and Harris, and More

Ukraine’s surprise incursion of Russia’s Kursk region captures territory and stuns the Kremlin; the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago with concerns of divisions in the party over su…

Podcast Ukrainian servicemen operate a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
Podcast by Carla Anne Robbins and Miriam Elder The World Next Week