Council on Foreign Relations

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The Geopolitics of Chips

Silicon chips are essential to economic growth and security, and countries are racing to secure access to them amid global shortages. Why It Matters breaks down the issue.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra, Don Clark, Rebecca Heilweil, Ajit Manocha and David Sacks June 23, 2021 Why It Matters

The World Relies on One Chip Maker in Taiwan, Leaving Everyone Vulnerable

via Wall Street Journal June 19, 2021

The Taiwan Temptation

via Foreign Affairs July 1, 2021

Iran

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Middle East and North Africa

What a New Iranian President Means for the Nuclear Deal

Ebrahim Raisi, a staunch regime loyalist, can be expected to follow through on talks to revive the nuclear deal while rebuffing other constraints.

In Brief by Ray Takeyh June 22, 2021

Iran Nuclear Agreement

What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?

The fate of the arms control agreement is in serious doubt following the United States’ withdrawal and Iran’s noncompliance, but some see an opening for renewed diplomacy in 2021.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson February 25, 2021

Iran’s Rigged Election

via Foreign Affairs June 16, 2021

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Immigration and Migration

Home and Abroad Series Public Forum: U.S. Immigration Policy

Please join us for an on-the-record discussion on migration trends and the many questions confronting U.S. immigration policy, including but not limited to our southern border. This event is part of CFR’s new 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. This event is free and open to all. To register, please sign up here. Zoom access instructions will be emailed to registrants on the evening of Tuesday, June 29.

Virtual Event with Theresa Cardinal Brown, Jeh Charles Johnson and Shannon K. O'Neil June 30, 2021 Home and Abroad Series

Technology and Innovation

CEO Speaker Series With Kathy Warden of Northrop Grumman

Please join Kathy Warden as she discusses technological advancements in the aerospace and defense industry and her perspective as a CEO in the national security arena. The CEO Speaker Series is a unique forum for leading global CEOs to share their insights on issues at the center of commerce and foreign policy, and to discuss the changing role of business globally.

Virtual Event with Kathy Warden June 23, 2021 CEO Speaker Series

New Zealand

Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses the future of New Zealand's foreign policy and lessons learned from the country's response to COVID-19 and reopening. This meeting kicks off the 2021 Virtual National Conference and is open to all CFR members. The National Conference is underwritten by a generous gift given in memory of Peter E. Haas from the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund. Inaugurated in 1969, the Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture was named for Russell C. Leffingwell, a charter member of the Council who served as its president from 1944 to 1946 and as its chairman from 1946 to 1953. The lecture is given by distinguished foreign officials, who are invited to address Council members on a topic of major international significance.

Virtual Event with The Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern June 16, 2021

Women and Women's Rights

Social Justice Movements and Twitter: Digital Revolutions in the United States and Abroad

In recent years, activists in global social movements such as #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, and #BringBackOurGirls have harnessed social media to raise awareness of injustice and counter prevailing narratives. How has Twitter reshaped activism and to what extent has the platform empowered marginalized groups to achieve political victories? Brooke Foucault Welles, associate professor at Northeastern University and coauthor of the book #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, and Meighan Stone, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and coauthor of the book Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women's Rights, to discuss the role of Twitter in modern social justice movements in the United States and abroad, including the implications for race and gender equality.

Virtual Event with Meighan Stone and Brooke Foucault Welles June 16, 2021

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Stewart M. Patrick

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

Global Governance Diplomacy International Organizations

Biden and Johnson’s ‘New Atlantic Charter’ Has Big Shoes to Fill

Via World Politics Review June 14, 2021

Thomas Graham

Distinguished Fellow

Russia Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy

After Geneva Summit, Daunting Diplomacy Ahead for U.S. and Russia

In Brief June 17, 2021

Reuben E. Brigety II

Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy

The Fractured Power: How to Overcome Tribalism

Via Foreign Affairs February 16, 2021

Robert E. Rubin

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

H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 would reform our democracy. They’d also help our economy.

Via Washington Post March 17, 2021

Meighan Stone

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Education Refugees and Displaced Persons

Virtual Roundtable: Women’s Rights in Egypt: A Conversation with Mozn Hassan

Event March 30, 2021 Women and Foreign Policy Program

Jared Cohen

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Iran Technology and Innovation

The Case for Microlateralism

Via Foreign Affairs April 29, 2021

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics

Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Regulation and Deregulation

How Much Is Too Much? The U.S. Inflation Debate Heats Up

In Brief June 11, 2021 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair

China U.S. Foreign Policy

Kurtz-Phelan: The U.S. Must Bring a More Competitive Edge to the Battle With China

Via Bloomberg Surveillance April 20, 2021

Scott A. Snyder

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

North Korea South Korea Asia

South Korea at the Crossroads

Book January 2, 2018

A. Michael Spence

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Development Emerging Markets Inequality

Avoiding a K-Shaped Global Recovery

Article April 6, 2021 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Richard N. Haass

President, Council on Foreign Relations

U.S. Foreign Policy International Relations

Taming the New Wild West

Article June 23, 2021

Michelle Gavin

Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe

As Policymakers Raise Alarm about Tigray Crisis, More Action is Needed

Blog Post June 16, 2021 Africa in Transition

Catherine Powell

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights International Law Human Rights

The Color of COVID After Biden's First 100 Days

Blog Post May 24, 2021 Women Around the World

John B. Bellinger III

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

Reforming the War Powers Resolution for the 21st Century

Testimony March 23, 2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Program

Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History

Ron DeSantis is showing Trump-level skill at waging culture war

Via Washington Post June 22, 2021

David P. Fidler

Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity

International Law Cybersecurity Health

A New Era in U.S. Global Health Leadership?

Via Think Global Health June 3, 2021

Bruce Hoffman

Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence

Why a Commission Should Investigate the U.S. Capitol Attack

In Brief May 25, 2021 National Security and Defense Program

Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Technology and Innovation Cybersecurity U.S. Foreign Policy

America’s New Challenge: Confronting the Crisis in Food Security

Blog Post April 22, 2021 Net Politics

Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russia Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy

The Biden-Putin Summit: ‘This Is Not About Trust’

Via New York Times June 16, 2021

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

@JoshKurlantzick

Joshua Kurlantzick

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Asia Democracy

@JoshKurlantzick

Revised UN Resolution Waters Down Call for Halting Arms Sales to Myanmar

Via BenarNews June 17, 2021

James M. Lindsay

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

United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion

The World Next Week: What to Read This Summer

Blog Post June 18, 2021 The Water's Edge

Robert McMahon

Managing Editor

Can the State Department Bring More Diversity to the U.S. Diplomatic Corps?

In Brief February 18, 2021

@AyresAlyssa

Alyssa Ayres

Adjunct Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

Asia India Emerging Markets

@AyresAlyssa

Our Time Has Come

Book January 4, 2018

Sheila A. Smith

Senior Fellow for Japan Studies

Japan Defense and Security Asia

Constitutional Change in Japan

Interactive April 4, 2019

Elizabeth C. Economy

Senior Fellow for China Studies

Asia China Energy and Environment

The Third Revolution

Book May 2, 2018 Asia Program

@johncampbellcfr

John Campbell

Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Nigeria South Africa Boko Haram

@johncampbellcfr

Nigeria and the Nation-State

Book December 1, 2020

Martin S. Indyk

Distinguished Fellow

Middle East and North Africa Israel Egypt

Martin Indyk on Fareed Zakaria GPS

Via CNN, GPS June 13, 2021

Rachel B. Vogelstein

Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program

Women and Women's Rights Development Maternal and Child Health

Women’s Power Index

Interactive December 12, 2019 Women and Foreign Policy Program

Robert D. Blackwill

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

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe and Eurasia Russia

The United States, China, and Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War

Council Special Report February 11, 2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Program

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

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Arab Spring

What's Next for Israel and the Palestinains?

Via Octavian Report May 19, 2021

Gideon Rose

Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia

Rose: The Path to American Recovery Remains Unclear

Via Bloomberg Surveillance December 10, 2020

Alice C. Hill

David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment

Climate Change Infrastructure Food and Water Security

Future-Proofing Our Energy System

Via Chicago Council on Global Affairs June 17, 2021

Jennifer Hillman

Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy

Trade World Trade Organization (WTO) NAFTA

Report Launch of CFR Independent Task Force on a U.S. Response to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Event February 23, 2021

Brent McIntosh

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance

International Finance Financial Markets Digital Policy

G-7 is ‘a step toward presenting a unified front on the China issue’: CFR

Via CNBC June 14, 2021

Jerome A. Cohen

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies

China Asia International Law

How 2020 Shaped U.S.-China Relations

Article December 7, 2020 Asia Program

Stephen Biddle

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy

Defense and Security Wars and Conflict Military Operations

Nonstate Warfare

Book April 6, 2021 National Security and Defense Program

David J. Scheffer

Visiting Senior Fellow

Humanitarian Intervention Wars and Conflict International Law

What Does Mladic’s Conviction Mean for Genocide Law?

Article June 17, 2021

Yascha Mounk

Senior Fellow

Democracy Populism Civil Society

Mounk: Populists Dislike Logic That Imposes on Their Political Preferences

Via Fareed Zakaria, GPS May 2, 2021

Benn Steil

Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics

International Finance Financial Markets Economics

Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP

Article May 15, 2020 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Matthias Matthijs

Senior Fellow for Europe

Europe Germany United Kingdom

A Brexit Primer

Via Vital Interests: U.S. Policy in a Changed Global Paradigm January 21, 2021

Paul J. Angelo

Fellow for Latin America Studies

Latin America Central America Colombia

The Day After in Venezuela

Council Special Report September 24, 2020 Latin America Studies Program

Adam Segal

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

China Cybersecurity Asia

Cyber Week in Review: May 14, 2021

Blog Post May 14, 2021 Net Politics

Carla Anne Robbins

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Defense and Security Cuba North Korea

The Norm-Breaker vs. the Norm-Defender

Via American Purpose June 14, 2021

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

Perspectives on a Changing World Order

Report June 3, 2020 Center for Preventive Action

Jennifer Nuzzo

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Building Global Vaccine Capacity Requires More Than Patent Waivers

Via World Politics Review May 21, 2021

Sebastian Mallaby

Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics

Monetary Policy International Finance Globalization

When it comes to inflation, how much fortitude does the Fed have?

Via Financial Times May 7, 2021

Robert K. Knake

Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow

Cybersecurity Homeland Security Digital Policy

Weaponizing Digital Trade

Council Special Report September 30, 2020 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

Human Rights

The Changing Landscape of Global LGBTQ+ Rights

Article by Paul J. Angelo and Dominic Bocci

Although LGBTQ+ people in every region of the world face marginalization and repression, their human rights have steadily advanced.

Ethiopia What to Know About the Conflict in Ethiopia

Explainer Video by Thamine Nayeem and Claire Felter

Coronavirus Will the World Ever Solve the Mystery of COVID-19’s Origin?

Backgrounder Redesign by Claire Felter

Global Women’s Power Index

Interactive by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro

Experts in the News

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Lemmon: Biden’s First Meeting With Putin Represents a New Period of Strategic Cooperation

Via MSNBC's American Voices June 13, 2021

Brent McIntosh

McIntosh: In Response to Cyberattacks, the Biden Administration Must be Prudent in Their Use of Sanctions

Via Fox Business June 8, 2021

Robert K. Knake

Knake: TSA Should Set Requirements for Reporting and Investigating Pipeline Incidents

Via NPR's All Things Considered May 18, 2021

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World Order

The World—New in Paperback

An invaluable primer from Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that will help anyone, expert and nonexpert alike, navigate a time in which many of our biggest challenges come from the world beyond our borders.

Book by Richard N. Haass May 11, 2021

Wars and Conflict

Nonstate Warfare

Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.

Book by Stephen Biddle April 6, 2021 National Security and Defense Program

Iran

The Last Shah

Ray Takeyh provides new interpretations of many key events—including the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—significantly revising our understanding of the United States’ and Iran’s complex and difficult history.

Book by Ray Takeyh January 26, 2021

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