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Welcome to the Publications Update newsletter. I’m Trisha Dorff, senior editorial director of Publications at CFR. A new year is upon us—and with it, a moment to pause, reset, and squarely face the forces reshaping the global landscape. In this edition, we highlight publications by CFR fellows that survey the big international picture, offering sharp recommendations for bolstering U.S. economic security and rethinking grand strategy amid intensifying competition with China. We also preview publications on critical issues facing the United States in 2026, the conflicts most likely this year to test the international order, and which countries are accelerating energy innovation and which risk being left behind.
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The United States is facing its most dangerous international environment since World War II, driven by an increasingly assertive China. In his latest Council Special Report, America Revived: A Grand Strategy of Resolute Global Leadership, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Robert D. Blackwill evaluates five existing schools of American grand strategy and proposes a sixth: resolute global leadership, blending military strength, technological competitiveness, and selective support for international institutions. Read more
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Conflict in the Middle East dominates the 2026 edition of the Preventive Priorities Survey, with both increasing clashes in the West Bank and renewed violence in the Gaza Strip topping the list of the most dangerous contingencies that are most likely to occur. The survey also named U.S. military operations in Venezuela and the intensification of the Russia-Ukraine war as potential flash points for the coming year. Read more
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The latest issue leads with an examination of the global rise of authoritarianism from Stephen Kotkin. It also includes analysis on China’s economic future from Elizabeth Economy and Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and an evaluation of the United States’ alliances by Philip H. Gordon and Mara Karlin. |
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The “Global Energy Innovation Index,” by Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy David M. Hart; Colin Cunliff, former director of strategic analysis for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; CFR Research Associate Mia Beams; and CFR intern Akkshath Subrahmanian, measures national contributions to energy innovation in a time of increasing energy demand. European countries dominate the top ranks, while the United States trails at thirteenth. Read more
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Senior Fellow and Bloomberg Chair in Global Health Thomas J. Bollyky examines the pragmatic policy choices necessary to revitalize U.S. investment in climate adaptation and global health in “Climate Adaptation Crisis in Global Health.” Bollyky contends that, for the United States to make a meaningful contribution to mounting global health challenges, supporters need to cultivate and mobilize durable coalitions capable of withstanding contemporary partisan divides. Read more
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CFR publishes reports and papers for the interested public, the academic community, and foreign policy experts. The full text of these publications, as well as excerpts from books by CFR fellows, are available for free on CFR.org. Many CFR reports are also available for purchase on Amazon.
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