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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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An influx of deadly synthetic drugs from abroad is exacerbating an opioid epidemic already spiraling amid the pandemic.
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Opioid addiction in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic, threatening not only public health but economic output and national security.
Mexico
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This episode of Why It Matters unpacks the major issues that shape the U.S.-Mexico relationship, from trade to immigration.
Suing U.S. gun makers may be good law and politics, but that won’t fix Mexico’s police or courts and end its culture of impunity.
Violence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels.
Taiwan
To maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, U.S. policy will need to adjust to deal with a more capable and assertive China.
Matt Pottinger, senior advisor at the Marathon Initiative and chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss China’s ambitions and what they mean for the United States.
Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Conflict over Taiwan also has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.
Colombia
Over the two centuries since Colombia’s independence, the relationship between Washington and Bogota has evolved into a close economic and security partnership. But it has at times been strained by U.S. intervention, Cold War geopolitics, and the war on drugs.
President Duque discusses Colombia’s domestic political and economic outlook, including the response to recent civilian protests, and the future of Colombia-U.S. relations.
United States
Colin Powell’s extraordinary career as a soldier-statesman provides a model for how to live one’s life in the public arena at a time few such models can be found.
Climate Change
This CFR Home and Abroad Public Forum discusses current and projected climate change, options for reducing emissions, and policies to help communities adapt to a changing climate. This event is part of CFR’s Home and Abroad series, which explores issues at the nexus of U.S. domestic and foreign policy that affect America’s role in the world.
Events
Panelists discuss the impact of COVID-19 on democracy in Africa, including suspended elections and lockdown measures sometimes used to target opposition groups and the media, as well as steps some countries are taking to safeguard civil liberties during the pandemic.
The Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa Policy is held in memory of Darryl G. Behrman, who was originally from South Africa and had an abiding passion for Africa and international peace. The annual lecture is funded by members of the Behrman family.
This meeting is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
Martin Indyk discusses his new book, Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy. 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 and how Kissinger overcame them to lay the foundations for an American-led Middle Eastern order.
The CFR Fellows’ Book Launch series highlights new books by CFR fellows.
Expert Spotlight
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Farah Pandith
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Radicalization and Extremism Terrorism and Counterterrorism U.S. Foreign Policy
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy (ON LEAVE)
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Brent McIntosh
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance
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
Adam Segal
Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
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
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
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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.
This was an extraordinary year for the Council. Established in the wake of a global pandemic of influenza, CFR experienced its centennial year amid another—COVID-19. Although the celebrations this year could not be in person, CFR marked the occasion with a special website, a new CFR store, dedicated programming, and a short history book.
COVID-19 exposed the world’s failure to prepare for the worst—can we learn to build back better?