The Biden administration must return counterterrorism a top national security priority, restore leadership with UN Counterterrorism Efforts, and invest in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) to effectively combat evolving and diversifying terrorist threats. Read more...

El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala have long constituted a security challenge in the Western Hemisphere. As President Joe Biden works to renew the United States’ commitment to Central America, his administration must pursue a sustained, structural approach to addressing the region's security crises. Read more...

The U.S. and Germany are vital partners in the transatlantic relationship, and should revitalize their cooperation to counter increasingly aggressive actions by Russia.Read more...

Inauguration Day was less than two weeks ago, and President Biden wasted no time acting on his campaign promises to tackle the climate crisis, including making climate change a national security priority. Read more...

President Biden has promised to end US support for Yemen’s devastating civil war as part of his foreign policy vision to restore America’s leadership on the global stage, but ending the six-year conflict will be no simple feat; securing peace will demand multifaceted solutions and hardline diplomacy.Read more...

Host Andrew Holland discusses the USCC's 2020 report and recommendations to Congress with Chairman Robin Cleveland, PhD and Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew.Read more...

Engagement in Africa should be at the forefront of U.S. grand strategy in order to combat great power influence and reassert America's commitment to promoting peace, prosperity, democracy, and governance in the continent. Read more...

From the early days of January with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani to a decisive campaign season filled with disinformation and cyberattacks, 2020 has been a year for the history books.Read more...

America is still at a standstill one year after passage of the Global Fragility Act. Can the GFA serve as a model of twenty-first century diplomacy?Read more...

The Afghan peace process has been a difficult pursuit with various points of potential decay, the reneging of pre-negotiated terms, and geopolitical shifts which threaten to undermine the creation of a working deal. The pursuit of peace through this process is still a worthy goal, but in order for the U.S. to maintain its credibility in this and future negotiations, it should not ignore blatant violations of the process. Read more...