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2 weeks ago | 
rb.gy | James Lindsay |Dmitri Alperovitch |Irina A. Faskianos |Will Merrow
Expand Transcript LINDSAY:Welcome to The President's Inbox. I'm Jim Lindsay, the Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. This week's topic is Confronting the China Challenge. With me to discuss the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, its impact on U.S. interests, and how the United States should respond is Dmitri Alperovitch.
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3 weeks ago | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships throughout the region’s waters. That presence expanded in 2024 as the United States focused on deterring and defeating threats from Iran and its network of armed affiliates in the region, including Hamas (Gaza Strip), Hezbollah (Lebanon), the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
More on: Iran Israel Military Operations Middle East Iran Nuclear Agreement IntroductionMany foreign policy experts warn that if Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, it would be broadly destabilizing for the Middle East and nearby regions. A first-order concern is that Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons would pose a major, perhaps existential threat to Israel, its longtime foe.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
The United States has been arming Taiwan since the mid-twentieth century, a trend which has increasingly irritated China since Washington broke official ties with Taipei and normalized relations with Beijing in 1979. More From Our Experts China considers the self-ruled island of twenty-four million people a breakaway territory that must be brought under its control, by force if necessary.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships throughout the region’s waters. That presence has expanded in 2024 as the United States focuses on deterring and defeating threats from Iran and its network of armed affiliates in the region, including Hamas (Gaza Strip), Hezbollah (Lebanon), the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships throughout the region’s waters. That presence has expanded in 2024 as the United States focuses on deterring and defeating threats from Iran and its network of armed affiliates in the region, including Hamas (Gaza Strip), Hezbollah (Lebanon), the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Kali Robinson |Will Merrow
World Updated on Apr 21, 2024 1:24 PM EDT — Published on Feb 6, 2024 2:09 PM EDT In the four decades since its Islamic Revolution, Iran has formed and supported an expanding number of allied fighting forces throughout the Middle East. Iran’s Quds Force, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), serves as the main point of contact with these groups, providing them with training, weaponry, and funds to promote Iranian regional objectives.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
to.pbs.org | Kali Robinson |Will Merrow
In the four decades since its Islamic Revolution, Iran has formed and supported an expanding number of allied fighting forces throughout the Middle East. Iran’s Quds Force, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), serves as the main point of contact with these groups, providing them with training, weaponry, and funds to promote Iranian regional objectives.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
transcend.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow | Council on Foreign Relations – TRANSCEND Media Service 23 Jan 2024 – Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s war to eliminate Hamas. The United States was the first country to recognize the provisional government of the state of Israel upon its founding in 1948, and it has for many decades been a strong and steady supporter of the Jewish state.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
Get the best of CFR in your inbox every Friday at noon. Sign up for The World This Week. More From Our Experts The United States was the first country to recognize the provisional government of the state of Israel upon its founding in 1948, and it has for many decades been a strong and steady supporter of the Jewish state.
