The human "degrees of separation" theory contends any two people link through a chain of social connections, and most of us ...

Donald Trump rose to power on a promise to end America’s distant wars. \"America First\" was meant to keep the United States ...

Bush’s "Big Bang" theory of regional transformation, then Venezuela has become Trump’s test of hemispheric re-engineering. His administration has cast President Nicolás Maduro’s regime as the ...

From attacking drug boats to pressuring Venezuela’s leader, the President is putting the Western Hemisphere at the center of ...

Many observers have been surprised at one item that has appeared on the President’s agenda since the election: strengthening America’s relationship with Greenland. This issue didn’t come up during the ...

The twenty-first century will be known as the Indo-Pacific century. It is already the scene of the most intense great power competition since the Cold War. China and the United States are battling for ...

President Trump’s second term is proving even more disruptive than his first, especially for the world order. In under 100 days, he has upended international norms, challenged key alliances and ...

CFR President Michael Froman discusses the Trump administration’s Venezuela policy with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin ...

The Trump administration’s pursuit of “a new economic Monroe Doctrine,” in which the United States extends a hand to the ...

Why are President Donald Trump and his national security team focused on Panama and Greenland? Donald Trump understands that modern threats – China’s predatory mercantilism and its massive military ...

In 1823, President James Monroe drew a firm line in the sand: the Western Hemisphere would be closed to further European interference and, most importantly, America’s primary domain of industrial, ...

James Monroe’s doctrine told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. Ronald Reagan’s doctrine supported the rollback of Communism anytime, everywhere. Donald Trump’s doctrine is to have no ...