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June 12, 2025

Iran
What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities?

Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal have garnered increased international scrutiny amid its flaring conflict with Israel and reports of its growing stockpile of enriched uranium.     …

Workers on a construction site at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant in November 2019.

March 28, 2025

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the Middle East. This includes a collection of permanent U.S. bases and vario…

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

January 27, 2025

Lebanon
Lebanon: How Israel, Hezbollah, and Regional Powers Are Shaping Its Future

An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, and the United States.

A boy stands inside his damaged house in Tyre, Lebanon, in November 2024.

March 11, 2025

Ukraine
Here’s How Much Aid the United States Has Sent Ukraine

Ten charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.

Ukrainian soldiers use U.S. weaponry on the northeastern front with Russia.

March 13, 2025

Arctic
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?

The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has attracted significant attention from President Trump, who sees the island’s consi…

A man passes a Danish flag ahead of Greenland’s general election in the island’s capital, Nuuk.

October 3, 2024

United States
CFR Welcomes David Hart, Jonathan Hillman, and Stuart Reid as Senior Fellows

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome David Hart, Jonathan Hillman, and Stuart Reid to the David Rockefeller Studies Program.  Hart joined CFR on Tuesday, October 1, as seni…

July 25, 2024

Defense and Security
The Security Challenge at the 2024 Paris Olympics

French authorities are particularly vigilant of the terrorist threat to the games posed by Islamist extremists, a danger the country has endured for decades.

November 13, 2024

Israel
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military assistance. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran.

U.S. and Israeli army officers talk in front a Patriot missile defense system.

September 25, 2024

Taiwan
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts

Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter China…

A helicopter takes off from a guided-missile destroyer as part of Taiwan’s annual military exercises.

June 12, 2024

Military Operations
Sea Power: The U.S. Navy and Foreign Policy

The U.S. Navy’s dominance of the world’s oceans has made it an indispensable foreign policy tool and a guarantor of global trade, but a mix of challenges is raising difficult questions about its futu…

Ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea.