The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In October 2001, U.S. and allied forces invaded the country and ...

At its founding in 1947, the culturally and religiously diverse state of Pakistan lacked a unifying force and was soon plunged into political turmoil. Successive governments crumbled as corruption and ...

In northern Gaza, particularly in Zeitoun and Gaza City, Israeli airstrikes allegedly killed fifty-eight people after Israeli tanks advanced into the areas; the attack occurred as U.S. President ...

Abiy initially framed the offensive as a targeted operation against TPLF leadership. A communications blackout at the outset of the conflict shuttered coverage of ground conditions. However, by ...

In 2022, after a two-year lull in testing, North Korea launched a record number of missiles. Frequent tests have continued into 2023 and included its first solid-fuel ICMB, the Hwasong-18, which ...

Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher, and educational institution dedicated to informing the public ...

The Council on Foreign Relations: A Short History To mark the centennial of the Council on Foreign Relations, George Gavrilis tells the story of the organization's founding by a small group of ...