This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers China Russia Alliance, Idlib, Gypsy and More.

Regardless, to call Donald Trump a free trader, like so many other things he has said, would be a stretch.

The U.S. should withhold reconstruction funds until Assad ends forced conscription and makes other constitutional changes.

There are better ways to punish those who seek to unravel the fabric of democracy. 

Staring down economic disruption and the president potentially overstepping his use of congressionally delegated power, some lawmakers have introduced legislation to check the president’s trade authority.

Cryptocurrencies—if carefully and precisely planned and executed—may offer a new tool to break regime control over societies, both in and beyond Venezuela.

Iraq is a major oil power, a critical buffer against Iran, and a far more dangerous source of future conflicts that can directly threaten key U.S. strategic interests.

In the past week, the president of Guatemala has ordered its migration authority to refuse permission for the UN Commissioner of the International Commission Against Corruption in Guatemala (CICIG) to enter the country.

Remarks by Sam Nunn Prize Recipient Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers Kim’s Timeline, Nunn Prize, The Chain and More.

African leaders this week attended the Seventh Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, spurring another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the China-Africa relationship.