Jacob Zuma's administration will face a vote of no confidence at a time when the future of South African politics is more open than ever.
Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete (L) and ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize at the African National Congress 5th National Policy Conference in South Africa, June 30, 2017. He has been cited as a compromise between Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma.
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Infrastructure
Chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and worsening droughts are stressing the U.S. water system.
Turkey
Erdogan isn’t the root of Turkey’s troubles. It’s a deep-seated cycle of repression and revenge—with no end in sight.
As politicians purposefully polarize their own society for political profit, the result is rage and violence.
Brazil
Federal investigators in Brazil have uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the government and in the country’s largest corporations.
Qatar
One of the world’s most-watched news networks is at the center of a geopolitical rift between a Saudi-led bloc and the broadcaster’s funder, Qatar.
CFR's Steven A. Cook joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon in examining the causes and consequences of Qatar's diplomatic crisis with its neighbors in the region.
CFR on the Record
Foreign Minister Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East.
Senator John Cornyn discusses the challenge facing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Is it possible for the United States to avoid a confrontation with China?
Experts discuss foreign language learning in the U.S. education system as well as learning methods that go beyond the classroom walls, and the value of foreign language learning to U.S. national security.
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Steven A. Tananbaum Senior Fellow for International Economics
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China
China’s Maritime Disputes
The East and South China Seas are the scene of escalating territorial disputes between China and its neighbors, including Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The tensions, shaped by China's growing assertiveness, have fueled concerns over armed conflict
Syria’s Civil War
Who’s Who in Syria’s Civil War
Syria’s civil war is being fought on multiple fronts by an array of combatants whose alliances, capabilities, and in some cases motives have been in flux.
Labor and Employment
U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Programs
Hundreds of thousands of migrants come to the United States each year for work, but Washington has struggled to balance the shifting needs of industry with the concerns of the domestic labor force.
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Eastern Congo
Over the past two decades, the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have experienced fighting that has killed more than five million people. As the eastern Congo struggles to overcome years of regional war, its hard-won progress remains at risk.
Cuba
U.S.-Cuba Relations
The Trump administration has partially rolled back some business guidelines with Cuba while largely leaving the normalization policy unchanged.
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