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Moscow seeks to cultivate allies in the region and push back against EU and NATO expansion. The war in Ukraine might be shifting the calculus.
China
The recent protests, the most widespread since 1989, follow decades of demonstrations. Trace the history.
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.
United States
Progress on President Biden’s climate agenda will slow with a split Congress. But with federal efforts dulled, state-level action could supply added momentum.
Daniel Silverberg, managing director at global strategy firm Capstone and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and Christopher Tuttle, senior fellow and director of the Renewing America Initiative at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections and its impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Qatar
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Qatar, and billions of fans worldwide are tuning in to the world’s most popular live event. And yet as in years past, the Qatar Cup is transpiring under the shadow of controversy.
Labor
The kafala system regulates the lives of tens of millions of migrant laborers in the Middle East, but growing outrage over human rights abuses, racism, and gender discrimination has fueled calls for reform.
Citizen backlash to stories of labor exploitation may complicate Gulf states’ foreign policy agenda in East Africa.
Events
Please 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.
Please be sure to join us after the meeting for an in-person networking reception in both New York and Washington. We welcome both CFR term members and participants in our Young Professionals Program to attend.
Join our panelists for a discussion of the recently released Netflix documentary film In Her Hands and the future of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at twenty six became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling. As Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban start their sweep back to power, Zarifa and women across the country face a new reality. Amid these tectonic changes, Zarifa must make the most difficult decision of her life. In Her Hands premiered on Netflix on November 16. In Her Hands was directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen.
With broad bipartisan support in Congress, the Biden Administration has made U.S. engagement in the Pacific a clear priority for American foreign policy, emphasizing the region's critical importance to some of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century, including competition with China and combating climate change. Please join our speakers for part two of a conversation about U.S. strategic interests in the Pacific, what the U.S. is currently doing, and what the U.S. should be doing to further productive engagement in the region. You may view part one of this series here: The Future of the U.S. in the Pacific
Expert Spotlight
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Adam Segal
Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
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