Are the U.S. Midterms Vulnerable to Foreign Meddling?
The Trump administration has scaled back efforts to limit foreign disinformation and misinformation in U.S. elections even as Russia, China, and Iran continue to push secret influence campaigns.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026
The Trump administration has scaled back efforts to limit foreign disinformation and misinformation in U.S. elections even as Russia, China, and Iran continue to push secret influence campaigns.
Seven candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres as the United Nations’ tenth leader since 1946. Who are they, how are they selected, and what challenges will they face in the role?
Self-regulation of the AI industry can be effective. But ensuring safety, security, and public trust will require collaboration with major stakeholders, including the U.S. government.
Join Aaron David Miller in conversation with CSIS’s Daniel Byman, Rand’s Shira Efron, and Middle East Institute’s Jaser AbuMousa on the impact of October 7th on Israel, U.S.-Israeli relations, and the broader region, on Carnegie Connects.
Joint oil and gas development could ease South China Sea tensions, on terms that protect smaller claimants. The post Can Joint Development Defuse South China Sea Disputes? appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
In mid-September, the commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps confirmed that his unit was in the midst of a major offensive in Donetsk Oblast: Operation Vivaldi. It was the first […]
The Northern Sea Route matters less for its cargo than for what it does for Russia and China. The post China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic: The Northern Sea Route appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov remains interested in politics, but his son Serdar, Turkmenistan’s current president, is becoming increasingly independent and willing to break with his father’s legacy. If their covert rivalry goes too far, both risk losing power.
Europe is facing rising populism internally as well as external pressures from Russia, China, Turkey, and the United States.
Europeans should defend their rules on trade, investment and infrastructure—and, in so doing, change the logic that encourages Chinese retaliation
On 15 and 18 September, SIPRI experts took part in the annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) Consultative Meeting in Brussels.
A foiled hijacking and an approaching election have put Israel in a reflective mood three years after October 7, even as its security doctrine hardens and its international isolation grows.
A notable degree of participative democracy has firmly arrived in Europe. But to have more far-reaching impact, democratic deliberation needs to move into a radically new phase.
There is a longstanding debate in the field of terrorism studies about whether terrorism “works.” In other words, does the use of terrorism and political violence help violent extremists achieve their goals and objectives, or does it merely serve to wreak havoc? On the third anniversary of the heinous Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, […] The post Sinwar’s Carnage and the Domino Effect of the October 7 Hamas Terror Attacks appeared first on The Soufan Center .