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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a leading U.S.-based foreign policy think tank and media outlet focused on global affairs, U.S. international strategy, and national security.
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Media Briefing: Unpacking the Trump-Xi Summit | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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CFR experts discuss the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. As the summit unfolds, read the latest CFR expert analysis: “Xi Jinping Visits the White House” by Jim Lindsay“Ten Issues to Watch at the Trump-Xi Summit in Washington” by Rush Doshi CHANG: Good morning, everyone. As people join our Zoom, I’ll do a brief introduction. My name is Ben Chang. I am the vice president for global communications here at the Council on Foreign Relations. Welcome to the
Can We “Grow Our Way” Out of Debt? | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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The U.S national debt stands at $40 trillion, but it won’t stand there long. With the government running an annual budget deficit of 6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the debt will rise another $7 billion by the end of today—and each subsequent day. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent recently made front-page headlines by asserting that “with 3% growth, we grow our way out of this.” But is he right? As shown in the graphic above, the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio roughly stabilizes if the economy
Much Ado About Nothing | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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Two major diplomatic events this week—the UN General Assembly and the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping—brought thousands of diplomats and dignitaries, hundreds of hours of meetings and conversation, and countless pages of opinions and analyses to New York and Washington. What did we get from all of it—besides a lot of traffic? The General Assembly and the U.S.-China summit came at a moment of particular international volatility. In just the last few we
What Do Americans Want from U.S. Foreign Policy? A Dispatch From Maricopa County, AZ | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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This article was originally published on the Future of American Strategy Substack. Since the Future of American Strategy Initiative launched in late May, we’ve shared nearly thirty essays about where U.S. foreign policy should go from here, on topics ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) governance and climate change to China policy and the future of the transatlantic alliance. In the coming months, you can expect more big ideas on how the United States should confront the most consequential
How to Reach an AI Arms Control Deal With China | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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Chris McGuire led U.S.-China AI policy while serving in the National Security Council under President Joe Biden. Before that, he served as the State Department’s lead expert on U.S.-Russia arms control policy during the first Trump administration. There are mounting calls in the United States for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to negotiate a U.S.-China agreement on AI safety, given warnings from leading U.S. AI companies—Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and others—that humans
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