Kat Duffy

Jan 21, 2025 | foreignaffairs.com | James M. Lindsay |Carl Minzner |Kat Duffy |Alexandra Prokopenko

The newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump has promised a swift end to the war in Ukraine. Faced with the unattractive alternative of continuing to fight without the assurance of further U.S. backing, Kyiv and its Western partners are now considering how to secure an acceptable deal with Moscow.

Jan 21, 2025 | foreignaffairs.com | James M. Lindsay |Carl Minzner |Kat Duffy |Adam Segal

Over the last few months, U.S. government officials have revealed details about a sophisticated Chinese cyber-operation called “Salt Typhoon.” The campaign, which U.S. investigators believe is connected to China’s Ministry of State Security, has targeted at least nine telecommunications and infrastructure firms in the United States as well as other targets in dozens of other countries.

Jan 21, 2025 | foreignaffairs.com | James M. Lindsay |Carl Minzner |Kat Duffy |Gideon Rose

Ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are at the top of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda, and many expect the new administration to change American policy in both. It may well try to. But unless Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu play along, Trump could easily find himself shifting back toward the Biden administration’s approach in both theaters—because U.S. interests and geopolitical realities don’t change with the election returns.

Jan 20, 2025 | foreignaffairs.com | James M. Lindsay |Carl Minzner |Kat Duffy |Richard Fontaine

Today, U.S. President Donald Trump will sweep back into power promising a new American approach to the world. As he was in 2017, Trump has been harshly critical of his predecessor’s foreign policy and pledged major differences in priorities and style. His supporters cheer the return to an “America first” attitude, one that emphasizes toughness, seeks concrete benefits from any foreign engagements, and centers on hardheaded dealmaking.

Jan 17, 2025 | cfr.org | Kat Duffy

Kat Duffy is a senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Is TikTok going dark this weekend? More From Our Experts Absent congressional action before Sunday (when the bill takes effect), there may well be some interruption to TikTok, a service used by more than 170 million Americans. President Joe Biden has stated that he won’t intervene to delay or enforce the law.