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The US exit has unleashed a humanitarian crisis and political instability in Afghanistan

Washington has descended into a high-stakes debate about the causes of the humanitarian crisis unleashed by the decision to take US troops out of Afghanistan.

U.S. Allies Know Washington Needs Them More Than Ever

Examining five key questions as the pressure grows on Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro, leaving the outcome of the 2022 elections harder to forecast.

Protests in Cuba have brought the US embargo back into the public debate but really are more about a failed regime and unaccountable political system.

Rooting out graft may be good politics at home, but it won’t fix Latin America’s socioeconomic woes.

Transatlantic relations were boosted by nearly a week of summits marking U.S. President Joe Biden’s first diplomatic travels. But the months ahead will test the ability of alliances, great powers, and multilateral groups to advance global health, security, and economic opportunity, as well as whether the United States can lead the effort, say experts at leading global think tanks.

With Germany and Japan next in line for leading the G7, these two champions of global trade should continue to carry the baton of a separate trade track.

Investigation into coronavirus origins represents progress for science and democracy in the US, but comes with geopolitical risks

This briefing paper tracks the evolution of Germany’s policy towards China in recent decades, founded on what was long viewed as a one-way economic bet for German business, and examines the drivers of a gradual shift in approach.

When the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests erupted in 2020, calls to ‘de-fund the police’ were made. But where does the Biden administration stand on the issue?

Social protest is a new, and potentially positive, phenomenon for a still-repressive country, but stokes fear in its conservative political establishment.

To reassert and sustain its role as a driving force in the global economy, America has to accept politically tough decisions at home for the foreseeable future.

An analysis of competing fiscal, contractual and institutional regimes

The US clearly wants to lead in providing global public goods and upholding liberal values but making America prosperous remains an absolute requirement.

President Biden clearly wants US foreign policy focused on the Asia-Pacific but, without managing the Middle East, achieving his aim appears unlikely.

While there is broad consensus the Afghan war can only end diplomatically, the questions of how it will be achieved and whether it will end for everyone remain unanswered.  

Biden must affirm US legitimacy on climate in a politically divided landscape at home and abroad.

With more than $4 trillion already promised focused on workers, inequality, and sustainability, a transformative approach could spell the end for neoliberalism.

The proposed global minimum rate could release large economic gains and help reduce popular distrust against multinational companies.

Essays from the Lloyd George Study Group on World Order, a joint project marking the centennials of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, Chatham House, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Published in collaboration with Foreign Affairs.