The Chinese government has used a variety of tactics to silence its critics. Could international attention on tennis player Peng Shuai’s case push Beijing to change?| Council on Foreign Relations
The fall in international oil prices amid coronavirus is having a devastating impact on Nigeria’s formal economy. Oil, the property of the Nigerian government, provides more than 60 percent of govern…| Council on Foreign Relations
Could President-elect Donald Trump end Fed independence on monetary policy? A legislative anomaly gives him a way.| Council on Foreign Relations
The United States has long tried to negotiate a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but several factors, including deep divisions between and within the parties and declining U.S. interes…| Council on Foreign Relations
Thailand’s new prime minister is a member of the Shinawatra political dynasty.| Council on Foreign Relations
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.| Council on Foreign Relations
Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. In his second administration, President Trump is again calling for greater scrutiny of U.S. funding and involv…| Council on Foreign Relations