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Tensions are mounting between Turkey and U.S.-backed Kurdish rebels in Syria. This timeline traces the Kurds’ century-old fight for autonomy across the region.
COVID-19
Close to two-thirds of people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new variants have presented hurdles.
Government leaders are optimistic that COVID-19 is becoming endemic, meaning more predictable and manageable. But many scientists say it’s too soon to behave like the pandemic is over.
Immigration and Migration
Spurred on by worsening economic and political crises across Latin America, migration to the United States reached record levels in 2022. Here’s a look at the year’s major immigration stories.
The broken system hurts immigrants—and makes it harder for the United States to compete.
Our panelists discuss U.S. immigration policy, prospects for immigration law reform, and the political and economic implications of immigration in the United States.
With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world. This project is made possible in part by the generous support of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation.
The Balkans
The Balkans have long been a source of tension between Russia and the West, with Moscow cultivating allies there as the EU and NATO expand into the region. The war in Ukraine might be shifting the calculus.
Industrial Policy
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of China have prompted renewed debate about the U.S. government’s role in shaping the economy.
New U.S. sanctions are in some ways more restrictive than Cold-War era controls.
Events
Please join former U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt as he discusses his distinguished career in politics, including his time as House majority and minority leader, his two U.S. presidential bids, and his work following his retirement from Congress.
The Distinguished Voices Series focuses particular attention on the contributions made by a prominent individual at a critical juncture in the history of the country or the world.
National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien discusses technology, disinformation, and the intersection of technology policy and national security.
Join our panelists for a discussion on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek’s decade-long journey on foot around the world—from the Horn of Africa through the Middle East and Southeast Asia and finally to China—and his experiences traveling to and reporting in the Middle Kingdom.
Expert Spotlight
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
Congresses and Parliaments Polls and Public Opinion Elections and Voting
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Edward Alden
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Laura Taylor-Kale
Fellow for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Explainers
Trouble Brewing for Coffee
The world loves coffee, but the crop is facing a new challenge as climate change threatens traditional agricultural practices globally.
Featured Publications
Shannon K. O’Neil offers a powerful case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the last forty years.
To stave off climate-induced instability in Central America, national governments and regional and international organizations all have a role to play to develop both immediate crisis response and long-term instability mitigation, argues Paul J. Angelo.
Yascha Mounk offers a brilliant big-picture vision of the greatest challenge of modern time—how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democracies enough for them to remain stable and functional.