2026 In the News

Mark Blyth commented on Donald Trump's approach to the Davos summit.

Catherine Lutz offered commentary for this analysis of U.S. threats to seize Greenland.

Jennifer Hadden co-authored this column about U.S. foreign aid cuts to NGOs.

In this broadcast interview, Mark Blyth spoke about the Department of Justice’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the trending politics of central banks around the world.

Catherine Lutz offered commentary in this analysis of a new presidential executive order to curb arms industry stock buybacks.

Stephanie Savell comments on proposals to consolidate AFRICOM and other U.S. military foreign command units.

Jennifer Hadden co-authored this Policy Brief on the challenges facing NGOs for UNICEF as part of their 2026 Global Outlook for Children.

Jeff Colgan comments on the long history of wars fought over oil and "petro-imperialism" as the U.S. seeks to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves.

Dany Bahar argues that now that Nicolas Maduro is out of power, there should be a bipartisan effort in Washington to help the country make a full transition to democracy and restore the rights of the Venezuelan people.

Stephen Kinzer speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the implications of the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela.

Stephen Kinzer says focus on Cuba has distorted U.S. foreign policy over generations, and it is happening again.

Steven Kinzer says without Venezuelan oil, Cuba's political system will finally collapse.