Shannon K. O'Neil says, "[American] perceptions reflect the Mexican reality that dominates headlines: soaring crime rates and gruesome murders in a war against drug traffickers. But this window into Mexico overlooks an economic transformation and deepening ties with the United States that reflect a dramatically different country."

The explosion of Silicon Valley and social media in the last decade has large implications for U.S. foreign policy going forward.

Mitt Romney's response to the recent anti-American protests are passed off as foolish, simple political rhetoric, writes David Horsey.

David E. Sanger and Daniel Klaidman discuss their respective books and assess the Obama administration's national security policies and practices.

John Harwood of the New York Times compares the current presidential candidates' different ideas of government and how they reflect the divergent ideologies and core constituencies of the two parties.

Executives from NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, and CNN discuss the future of the news media, including the importance of international news coverage, the rise of online news, and the effects of technology on the industry.

This meeting was made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation.

The United States media has a disproportionate coverage of Israel, as opposed to other countries or issues. At Foreign Policy, Shmuel Rosner asks what's behind the U.S. obsession with Israel.

With Rick Santorum's recent caucus victories, Jason Miks takes a second look at the potential candidate's foreign policy talking points, describing them largely hyperbolic, hawkish, and faith-driven.

Britain's phone-hacking scandal is raising questions about the power and reach of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. For Columbia University's Nicholas Lemann, the episode proves the value of expanding public media.

In a piece for the Daily Beast, contributor Michael Medved writes that tensions in the Middle East, particularly concerning the Israel-Palestine dispute, are heightened by the medias misleading language.

Ayman Mohyeldin discusses his experiences reporting from the ground in the Middle East, including covering the recent Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, serving as one of the only foreign journalists based in the Gaza Strip, embedding with the U.S. military in Iraq, and producing exclusive reports from elsewhere in the region.

Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin discusses his experiences reporting from the ground in the Middle East, including covering the recent Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, serving as one of the only foreign journalists based in the Gaza Strip, being embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq, and producing exclusive reports from elsewhere in the region.

This meeting is part of the Voices of the Next Generation series, which seeks to bring CFR members together with fresh, young voices in the foreign policy discourse.

Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin discusses his experiences reporting from the ground in the Middle East, including covering the recent Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, serving as one of the only foreign journalists based in the Gaza Strip, being embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq, and producing exclusive reports from elsewhere in the region.

This meeting is part of the Voices of the Next Generation series, which seeks to bring CFR members together with fresh, young voices in the foreign policy discourse.

Do the tools of social media make it possible for protesters to challenge their governments?

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses responses to the attack on news reporter Lara Logan in Egypt.

Dana H. Allin and Steven Simon say that while the WikiLeaks disclosures were reckless, Washington does not have to change its course on dealing with Iran.

Max Boot and Peter Mansoor say the buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is already having a considerable positive impact, although public opinion hasn't caught on yet.

James M. Lindsay says the WikiLeaks fiasco has a silver lining.

Elliott Abrams says the State Department leaks reveal that what non-democratic regimes tell us is very different from what they tell their people.

Thomas Glocer shares his views on globalization, financial reform, and corporate social responsibility, as well as his own experiences leading a global corporation.