Foreign policy might not be the first concern of every voter, but it’s top of mind for most in a time of war, American authoritarianism, and economic crisis. Center for International Policy experts on ...

This commentary is part of CIP’s Iran project. Trump and US war planners misread Tehran’s perception of the war. Iran is not on the verge of collapse; on the contrary, its leaders are now committed to ...

October 22, 2026 — Nancy Okail, president and CEO of the Center for International Policy, issued the following statement: “The Trump administration’s reported rejection of every candidate for UN ...

Serbia’s student movement overthrew an autocrat peacefully at the ballot box. What can the rest of the world learn from the Student List’s victory? A student movement successfully defeated Serbia’s ...

Washington is pressing for a wider UN arms embargo on Sudan while refusing to use its direct leverage over the UAE. The war on Iran explains why. In August, the United States started pressing for ...

October 23, 2026 — CIP has joined the global call to end the prosecution of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah and protect independent journalism in Egypt. “Lina is a friend and a fellow staunch ...

On October 4th, reactionary Flávio Bolsonaro took the lead in the first round of voting over incumbent Lula, buoyed by the growing strength of Brazil’s right-wing evangelicals and despite Lula ...

The best way to set off a nuclear arms race across the Middle East is launching a war against the Islamic Republic. Despite over a decade of persistent warnings from Iran watchers and nonproliferation ...