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The demonstrations in the US have not been sparked over just one death and not simply in opposition to a specific administration. Protesters are demanding their share of democracy.

Panellists discuss the future role of democracy and human rights in America’s foreign policy.

This discussion considers how philosophically aligned the EU and the US currently are, and how important this alignment is in ensuring a fruitful relationship.

The United States and its allies must agree on an approach to China with a clarity of purpose, resolve, and restraint. Because the China challenge will only grow over time.

The brutal killing of George Floyd in one of America’s most progressive cities has catapulted race politics to the top of the national agenda.

As the coronavirus outbreak looks to increase already rising US-China tensions, the speakers outline their views on its implications for the current world order.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security, discusses the role of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security in responding to contemporary crises.

The president’s emergency decrees have sidelined the congress, which is worrying for accountability and the rule of law.

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate over whether authoritarian states are gaining the upper hand across the world. In contrast, democracies are showing capacity for innovation and adaptation.

Panellists discuss how the novel coronavirus will elevate or tame calls for de-globalization as states prioritize their own nation’s need for medical resources over the need to cooperate internationally.

Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis.

Tony Blinken discusses the impact of COVID-19 and the 2020 US presidential elections on America’s global role.

Examining the impact of COVID-19 on US domestic priorities and foreign policy commitments.

With Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group.

Managing relations with China once the COVID-19 crisis abates will be one of the biggest challenges facing political leaders in the United States and Europe – two of the areas worst-hit by the virus that originated in China.

Part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World.

Planning now is essential to ensure the legitimacy of November’s elections is not impacted by COVID-19, as vulnerabilities are becoming ever more apparent if voting in person is restricted.

The urgent need for US leadership to drive forward a coordinated international response to coronavirus is developing rapidly alongside snowballing demands for Washington to step up its efforts at home.

Exploring the challenges Venezuela currently faces in rebuilding its energy sector.

Colombia’s President Iván Duque is trying to stabilize the country’s marginalized, conflict-wracked regions while avoiding a full implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement. The murder of social leaders underscores the limitations of the strategy.

The apparent capacity of centralized state authority to respond effectively and rapidly is making headlines. In the United States, the opposite has been true.

As rallies are canceled and several Republican officials go into self-isolation, it's important to prepare for an eventuality when people won't be able to get to the polls

Debates and caucuses are proving that the party took the wrong lesson from the midterms. They're now applying that lesson to 2020 with potentially disastrous results.

Following a year of protests, extreme politics and the emergence of new and sophisticated security challenges, Robert Malley and Leslie Vinjamuri examine the International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020.

Brussels will find its much-vaunted heft in setting standards cannot help it advance its geopolitical interests, argues Alan Beattie.

Chatham House's Dr Christopher Sabatini was interviewed alongside a group of experts for the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics documentary “Dismantling Democracy.” 

The UK government seems to have balanced competing interests of the economy, national security and relations with America. But the full US response remains to be seen.

The US and Americas Programme at Chatham House will be engaging in a yearlong focus on the US 2020 elections. This is the first in an intended series of pieces that will look closely at the dynamics of the race and the key policy issue areas that will be shaped by the outcome of these pivotal elections.

As part of the launch of Chatham House’s centenary celebrations for 2020, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven T Mnuchin reflects on the future of the global order.

Democrats would be wise to communicate a clear alternative to Trump’s ‘America First’ policy in the Middle East.

The US and Americas Programme at Chatham House and foreign policy experts from across the United States and Europe share their views on United States foreign policy in 2020: As we look ahead to the next decade, what is a pivotal US foreign policy issue you will be watching? How do you imagine this issue could be addressed?  

Hans Kundnani explores the striking similarities, but also key differences, between the US alliances in Europe and Asia.

2020 is likely to see a truce in the US-China trade war to see the former through the presidential election. But, thereafter, tensions are likely to resume, writes Dr Linda Yueh.

NATO turned 70 this year, an event that would seem to merit the pop of a cork or two. But the anniversary passed in desultory fashion.

As Haiti enters its 12th week of political turmoil and economic inactivity, a path forward remains blocked by a standoff between an unpopular president and a diverse opposition unable so far to coalesce politically to force his ouster.