CFR's Paul Stares unpacks the latest annual survey of foreign policy experts bracing for what might lie ahead. Guest: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/paul-b-stares" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/paul-b-stares">Paul Stares</a>, General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention and director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.</li> </ul> Read the 2026 Preventive Priorities Survey results published this week at CFR <a href= "https://www.cfr.org/report/conflicts-watch-2026" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.cfr.org/report/conflicts-watch-2026">here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;CFR's Paul Stares unpacks the latest annual survey of foreign policy experts bracing for what might lie ahead. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="docs-internal-guid-3dac3a81-7fff-9720-1051-91150db6925b"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Guest:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/paul-b-stares" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/paul-b-stares"&gt;Paul Stares&lt;/a&gt;, General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention and director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read the 2026 Preventive Priorities Survey results published this week at CFR &lt;a href= "https://www.cfr.org/report/conflicts-watch-2026" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.cfr.org/report/conflicts-watch-2026"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Conflicts to watch in 2026

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