CFR on the Record
Expert Spotlight
Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy and International Institutions
Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Middle East and North Africa Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy
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Who calls the shots in Iran on economic policy, security, and responding to domestic calls for reform? A look at the government's organization chart indicates how complicated the answer is.
Nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea have proceeded in fits and starts across three decades and have failed to halt the advance of the North’s atomic weapons program.
President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the embassy there could inspire protest and set back the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Slavery, long banned and universally condemned, persists in many corners of the world, victimizing tens of millions of people.
Dispute resolution mechanisms have become increasingly controversial as countries grapple with their implications for sovereignty, domestic regulation, and the enforcement of international obligations.