Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears on a screen as he addresses his supporters in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
A much-anticipated speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on November 3 largely echoed Iran’s pronouncements of support for Hamas and its threats of intervention in the group’s war against Israel. Get the quick take
No grand bargains can be expected from the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Instead, the meeting itself is the deliverable. It will restore a semblance of stability to the relationship in the way only leader-level engagement can. Read the opinion
On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a rare in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will provide an opportunity to put a range of issues on a firmer footing, including military and trade relations. Read the analysis
Frustrated by Germany’s robust response to his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian leader is seeking allies who could disrupt the consensus. Read the opinion (paywall)
China’s leverage is not in building naval bases, but in its degrees of investment and ownership in the world’s busiest and most-connected ports, writesZongyuan Zoe Liu in a new CFR interactive report.
One year after the Joe Biden administration unveiled its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the agreement still doesn’t look like a traditional trade deal and could end up falling short of its ambitions. Read more on Renewing America
Pheu Thai, a party known for its transactional approach, ended its alliance with Move Forward and other parties in the democratic coalition and formed a government endorsed by the military-appointed senators. Read more on Asia Unbound
Nearly seven million people have been internally displaced from the country’s eastern provinces after recent escalations of violence. Read more on Africa in Transition
In the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, the American Enterprise Institute’s Nicholas Eberstadt sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how demographic trends in China, Russia, and the United States will shape and constrain global geopolitical competition.
CFR experts preview the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum taking place in San Francisco from November 11 to November 17, including the meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Watch the discussion
Foreign Affairs Executive Editor Stuart Reid discusses his new book, The Lumumba Plot, which follows the dramatic history of the Congo on the edge of its independence from Belgium. Watch the discussion
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