Ukraine
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Ukraine

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia
The transatlantic alliance has nearly doubled its membership since the end of the Cold War, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has drawn a red line in Ukraine.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters January 20, 2022

 

The Day After Russia Attacks Link

via Foreign Affairs January 21, 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia
Ukraine has struggled to forge an independent path, torn between Europe and the United States in the West and its long-standing ties to Russia in the East.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters December 2, 2021

Ukraine

Global Conflict Tracker: Conflict in Ukraine

with Center for Preventive Action July 12, 2018

Taiwan

China

How the U.S. and Japan Can Deter an Attack on Taiwan
Questions of how the United States should address the issue of China and Taiwan have moved to the center of the U.S. foreign policy debate.

Blog Post by David Sacks January 18, 2022 Asia Unbound

Taiwan

Enhancing U.S.-Japan Coordination for a Taiwan Conflict
How well the United States and Japan are able to deter an attack on Taiwan and respond jointly and effectively to Chinese aggression if deterrence fails could determine Asia’s future, as well as their own.

Report by David Sacks January 18, 2022 Center for Preventive Action

Taiwan

The Evolving Military Balance in the Taiwan Strait

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Panelists discuss the risk of an armed conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan and how the United States should adapt its defense strategy to meet the China challenge.

Virtual Event with Elbridge A. Colby, Lee Hsi-min and Patricia M. Kim October 7, 2021

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina’s Struggle for Stability
Argentina is one of Latin America’s largest economies and most stable democracies, but the country has struggled with political dysfunction and financial crises in recent decades.

Backgrounder by Diana Roy January 13, 2022

 

The Trouble With Argentina Link

via Project Syndicate January 20, 2022

 

Be Wary of Argentina’s Latest Economic ‘Miracle’ Link

via Americas Quarterly January 20, 2022

Diplomacy

 

Ten Global Summits to Watch in 2022 Link

with Terrence Mullan and Ania Zolyniak via Council of Councils January 12, 2022

World Trade Organization (WTO)

What’s Next for the WTO?
In the wake of President Trump’s combative approach to trade, and with major negotiations stalled, the future of global trade rules is in doubt.  

Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu December 13, 2021 Renewing America

Global Governance

To Prevent Future Pandemics, Start by Protecting Nature
We have entered a new era of infectious disease. The path to global health security begins with protecting nature.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 10, 2021 The Internationalist

Nuclear Weapons

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament

Keeping the Nuclear Peace

Podcast
Michael Krepon, cofounder of and distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the rise, demise, and possible revival of arms control efforts across the globe.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Michael Krepon January 11, 2022 The President's Inbox

 

The Nonproliferation Regime Is Breaking Link

via Foreign Affairs January 13, 2022

 

Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance Link

via Arms Control Association January 1, 2022

Events
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Economics

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With John C. Williams

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John C. Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York discusses monetary policy, the continued impact of COVID-19, and the economic outlook for the year ahead. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Virtual Event with John C. Williams January 14, 2022

Diplomacy

Virtual Roundtable: Judging China: Illiberal Legal Systems in U.S. Courts

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The years following the Cold War have not seen a disappearance of illiberal regimes, but they have seen a vast growth in globalization and transnational commercial relations. Thus, U.S. courts are faced far more than before with the need to understand and deal with fundamentally different legal systems—for example, when asked to enforce a judgment from an illiberal system. How are they doing? Speakers Donald Clarke and Mark Jia discuss both the challenges posed by illiberal legal orders and the specific problems faced by U.S. courts dealing with the Chinese legal system.

Virtual Event with Donald Clarke and Mark Jia January 13, 2022

State and Local Governments (U.S.)

Understanding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Webinar with Albert H. Cho and Heidi Crebo-Rediker January 13, 2022 State and Local Webinars

Afghanistan

Virtual Screening and Discussion of Flee

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Our panelists discuss Flee, an animated documentary about a young man's odyssey escaping Afghanistan with his mother and siblings. Twenty years later, he grapples with how his traumatic past will affect his future in Denmark and the life he is building with his soon-to-be husband. The film received the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is shortlisted for the 2022 Academy Awards for both Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature.

Virtual Event with Nazanin Ash, Palwasha Hassan and Jonas Poher Rasmussen January 13, 2022

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Expert Spotlight

Catherine Powell
Catherine Powell

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Human Rights Gender

Benn Steil
Benn Steil

Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics

International Finance Financial Markets Economics

Carl Minzner
Carl Minzner

Senior Fellow For China Studies

China Asia Rule of Law

Manjari Chatterjee Miller
Manjari Chatterjee Miller

Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

India Asia China

Charles A. Kupchan
Charles A. Kupchan

Senior Fellow

European Union NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Europe and Eurasia

Isolationism

Book October 1, 2020

Laura Taylor-Kale
Laura Taylor-Kale

Fellow for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness

Competitiveness Development Corporate Governance

Robert E. Rubin
Robert E. Rubin

Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury

David Sacks
David Sacks

Research Fellow

Asia China Taiwan

The Growing Danger of U.S. Ambiguity on Taiwan

Offsite Via Foreign Affairs December 13, 2021

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics

Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Regulation and Deregulation

Justin Muzinich
Justin Muzinich

Distinguished Fellow

Economics Diplomacy and International Institutions Sanctions

Thomas J. Bollyky
Thomas J. Bollyky

Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program

Health Trade Development

COVID-19 Pill Offers Hope But No Magic Bullet Against Pandemic

Offsite Via South China Morning Post December 30, 2021

Reuben E. Brigety II
Reuben E. Brigety II

Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy and International Institutions

The Fractured Power: How to Overcome Tribalism

Via Foreign Affairs February 16, 2021

Paul B. Stares
Paul B. Stares

General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action

Conflict Prevention Wars and Conflict Defense and Security

Jennifer Nuzzo
Jennifer Nuzzo

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Frieden: Seven COVID-19 Lessons for 2022

Offsite Via CNN.com December 20, 2021

Michelle Gavin
Michelle Gavin

Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe

Alice C. Hill
Alice C. Hill

David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment

Climate Change Infrastructure Food and Water Security

Making Infrastructure Climate Ready: Alice Hill, Council on Foreign Relations

Offsite Via Harvard Business School Climate Rising Podcast January 19, 2022

Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Heidi Crebo-Rediker

Adjunct Senior Fellow

International Economic Policy Women and Economic Growth Infrastructure

Carla Anne Robbins
Carla Anne Robbins

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Defense and Security Cuba North Korea

The Enemy Uncounted

Via American Purpose July 30, 2021

Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Radicalization and Extremism Terrorism and Counterterrorism U.S. Foreign Policy

Did we win the war on terrorism?

Via Monocle September 11, 2021

David J. Scheffer
David J. Scheffer

Senior Fellow

Humanitarian Intervention Wars and Conflict International Law

Edward Alden
Edward Alden

Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Trade Immigration and Migration Economics

It’s time for Trudeau to reopen the border

Offsite Via The Globe and Mail May 5, 2021

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair

China U.S. Foreign Policy

Max Boot
Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History

Boot: Putin Wants to Revive the Soviet Empire With Himself at Its Head

Offsite Via NPR Morning Edition January 21, 2022

Yascha Mounk
Yascha Mounk

Senior Fellow

Democracy Populism Civil Society

Mounk: Omicron Is the Beginning of the End

Offsite Via Atlantic December 22, 2021

Martin S. Indyk
Martin S. Indyk

Distinguished Fellow

Middle East and North Africa Israel Egypt

In Praise of Henry Kissinger’s Middle East Legacy

Offsite Via Washington Post January 14, 2022

Adam Segal
Adam Segal

Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

China Cybersecurity Asia

Yanzhong Huang
Yanzhong Huang

Senior Fellow for Global Health

China Health Asia

Jared Cohen
Jared Cohen

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Iran Technology and Innovation

Scott A. Snyder
Scott A. Snyder

Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy

North Korea South Korea Asia

Stewart M. Patrick
Stewart M. Patrick

James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program

Global Governance Diplomacy and International Institutions International Organizations

On Earth, in Space, and in the Virtual World, the Future Is Bleak

Offsite Via World Politics Review January 18, 2022

Luciana L. Borio
Luciana L. Borio

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Public Health Threats and Pandemics Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines Biotechnology

A National Strategy for COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures

Offsite Via Journal of the American Medical Association January 6, 2022

Matthias Matthijs
Matthias Matthijs

Senior Fellow for Europe

Europe Germany United Kingdom

Robert D. Blackwill
Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe and Eurasia Russia

James M. Lindsay
James M. Lindsay

Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair

United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion

Gordon M. Goldstein
Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Technology and Innovation Cybersecurity U.S. Foreign Policy

Jendayi E. Frazer
Jendayi E. Frazer

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government

The Future of U.S. Diplomacy

Event February 8, 2021

Henri J. Barkey
Henri J. Barkey

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Kurds

Barkey: Erdogan Aims to Appeal to His Conservative Base

Offsite Via New York Times December 14, 2021

Stephen Sestanovich
Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russia Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy

John B. Bellinger III
John B. Bellinger III

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

Prosecuting the January 6 Cases

Offsite Via Lawfare January 5, 2022

Ray Takeyh
Ray Takeyh

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Iran Iran Nuclear Agreement Persian Gulf

The Last Shah

Book January 26, 2021

Matthew C. Waxman
Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

International Law Cybersecurity U.S. Foreign Policy

Cyberattacks and the Constitution

Via Lawfare November 12, 2020

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Development Emerging Markets

Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson

Stephen A. Schwarzman Senior Fellow for China Studies

China Civil Society Democracy

Joshua Kurlantzick
Joshua Kurlantzick

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Asia Democracy

The EU Will Have Trouble Backing Up Its Ambitions in Southeast Asia

Offsite Via World Politics Review January 21, 2022

Ebenezer Obadare
Ebenezer Obadare

Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Religion

Shannon K. O'Neil
Shannon K. O'Neil

Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies

Trade Supply Chains Democracy

Stephen Biddle
Stephen Biddle

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy

Defense and Security Wars and Conflict Military Operations

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Explainers

Olympics
The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games
Olympics
The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games
Backgrounder by James McBride and Melissa Manno
The costs of hosting the Olympics have skyrocketed, while the economic benefits are far from clear. This has led to fewer states interested in playing host and a search for options to lighten the burdens of staging the big event.
Noncommunicable Diseases and COVID-19
Noncommunicable Diseases Noncommunicable Diseases and COVID-19
Interactive by Thomas J. Bollyky, Serena Tohme and Samantha Kiernan
Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
Climate Change Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
Backgrounder Redesign by Lindsay Maizland
Podcast Hyperventilating Over Hypersonics
China Hyperventilating Over Hypersonics
Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra, Adam Mount and Laura Grego
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Experts in the News

Max Boot
Link

Boot: Putin Wants to Revive the Soviet Empire With Himself at Its Head

Via NPR Morning Edition January 21, 2022

Ray Takeyh
Link

Takeyh: Iran’s Revolution Is Eating Its Own

Via Foreign Policy January 19, 2022

Thomas Graham
Link

Graham: On Russia, the U.S. Has Done Very Well on Deterrence, but It Needs to Do More on Diplomacy

Via CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS January 16, 2022

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Featured Publications

Economics

The Power Law
The astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley’s dominant venture capital firms—and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy.

Book by Sebastian Mallaby February 1, 2022 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

China

The World According to China
This compelling book reveals China’s ambitious new strategy to reclaim the country’s past glory and reshape the geostrategic landscape in dramatic new ways.

Book by Elizabeth C. Economy January 11, 2022 Asia Program

Middle East and North Africa

Master of the Game
A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger’s diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Book by Martin S. Indyk October 19, 2021 Middle East Program

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