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June 20, 2025

Myanmar
Organized Crime Is Thriving in Myanmar’s Civil War—and It’s a Global Threat

Myanmar has become, by some estimates, the current center for global organized crime following the 2021 coup and now meets the definition of a failed state. 

March 3, 2025

Southeast Asia
Trump’s Cuts to Democracy Promotion Like the NED Already Hit Asian Organizations Hard

The Trump administration has significantly reduced U.S. foreign assistance for democracy promotion,  weakening critical support structures in regions like Southeast Asia.

Trump sits at a desk while gesticulating with his hands and holding a pen.

June 13, 2025

Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

The IRGC is one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, conceived as the principal defender of the 1979 revolution, and now a critical link to Islamist militant groups violently opposed to Israel…

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel at a military parade in the south of Tehran, Iran, in September 2024.

June 16, 2025

Iran
The Islamic Republic’s Power Centers

Who calls the shots in Iran on economic policy, security, and domestic calls for reform? A look at the government’s organization chart indicates how complicated the answer is.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, Iran on March 31, 2025

July 2, 2025

Daily News Brief
Trump Restarts Gaza Ceasefire Talks With Israel and Hamas

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day.  Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning. …

June 24, 2025

Maternal and Child Health
Three Years Since the Overturn of Roe v. Wade: Where Abortion Access Stands

Access to abortion has remained unsteady in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read how the courts have redrawn the lines around reproductive care. 

October 19, 2022

Americas
The Organization of American States

The Organization of American States is an important forum for regional diplomacy and has become more assertive in promoting the rule of law, human rights, and fair elections as some states face domes…

Secretary-General Luis Almagro convenes the OAS’s fifty-second General Assembly in Lima, Peru.

January 2, 2024

Peru
The Organized Crime Threat to Latin American Democracies

Governments have learned to manage many threats, but they are failing to curb the growing power of organized crime.

Photo of Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori attending a trial as a witness in 2018

April 24, 2024

Mexico
Organized crime fuels Mexico’s election violence, plus Europe’s Southern Cone cocaine pipeline

Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.

The Customs and Port Administration building in Montevideo, Uruguay, on January 3, 2024.