Malaysia
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Southeast Asia

Malaysia Faces Crises on All Levels
The country’s chaotic governance endangers both Malaysians’ public health and their hard-fought democracy.

Article by Joshua Kurlantzick July 26, 2021

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s Democracy Woes Accelerate Link

with Joshua Kurlantzick via Japan Times June 27, 2021

 

Confusion in Malaysia Over Ending COVID-19 Emergency Laws Link

via Straits Times July 27, 2021

Globalization
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Globalization

Globalization Strikes Back
The ongoing pandemic and global climate-related disasters demonstrate the inadequacy of efforts to address the problematic aspects of globalization.

Article by Richard N. Haass July 26, 2021

 

A New Global Health Order? Link

with David P. Fidler via Think Global Health July 21, 2021

Global Governance

The State of Global Governance in the Era of COVID-19

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Richard N. Haass, Chen Dongxiao, and Nathalie Tocci discuss the mounting challenges to global governance and their implications for international cooperation, including rising climate concerns, economic volatility, and increasing great power tensions amid a global pandemic. The Council of Councils (CoC) is an international initiative created by the Council on Foreign Relations to connect leading foreign policy institutes from around the world in a dialogue on issues of global governance and multilateral cooperation. The CoC is composed of twenty-eight major policy institutes from some of the world’s most influential countries. It is designed to facilitate candid, not-for-attribution dialogue and consensus-building among influential opinion leaders from both established and emerging nations, with the ultimate purpose of injecting the conclusions of its deliberations into high-level foreign policy circles within members' countries.

Virtual Event with Richard N. Haass and Nathalie Tocci May 26, 2021

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

A Risky New Chapter in the Tigray Conflict
The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, far from over following the federal government's declaration of a ceasefire and Tigrayan fighters' capture of Mekelle, is entering an anxious new phase.

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 22, 2021 Africa in Transition

 

Conflict in Ethiopia Link

via Global Conflict Tracker July 22, 2021

Ethiopia

What to Know About the Conflict in Ethiopia

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Three years ago, Abiy Ahmed came to power with promises of peace. Now, jarring reports of killings and sexual violence have come out of Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost region. Here’s what to know about the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

Explainer Video with Thamine Nayeem and Claire Felter April 23, 2021

Climate

Climate

The EU Just Raised the Bar on Climate Policy
When it comes to climate change diplomacy, the European Union is the world’s heavy hitter. But the ultimate fate of their new Fit for 55 plan will depend on three factors. 

Article by Stewart M. Patrick July 22, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program

Energy and Environment

How Green-Party Success Is Reshaping Global Politics
Once a fringe movement, green parties are increasingly shaping the debate in countries around the world. How influential are they, and what comes next?

Backgrounder by James McBride July 7, 2021

 

EU Proposes Sweeping Emissions-Reduction Plan Link

via Deutsche Welle July 14, 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Visualizing the Delta Variant’s Threat
The Delta variant is driving new COVID-19 surges, even as countries around the world make gradual progress in vaccinating their populations. Five graphics show how the strain is taking over and who’s at risk.

In Brief by Claire Felter and Zachary Rosenthal July 21, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

A Guide to Global COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Only a year after the new coronavirus emerged, distribution of the first vaccines to protect against it began. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new virus strains are all presenting hurdles.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter June 30, 2021

Myanmar

Myanmar Collapses Into a COVID-19 Nightmare
Myanmar Collapses into a COVID-19 Nightmare

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick July 20, 2021 Asia Unbound

Opioids

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

A Still-Growing Drug Epidemic
Opioid addiction in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic, threatening not only public health but economic output and national security.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter July 20, 2021

 

We’re Overlooking a Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis Link

via Scientific American May 28, 2021

Mexico

Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
Violence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors February 26, 2021

Events
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Energy and Environment

Term Member Virtual Meeting: The Future of E-Mobility

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Panelists discuss electric mobility and what it means for the future of the transportation and energy sectors. CFR's Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program hosted this event in collaboration with ABANA.

Virtual Event with Hui Wen Chan and Jody Metzenbaum Kelman July 26, 2021

Education

Higher Education Webinar: Campus Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation

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Webinar with Raghu Raghavan July 22, 2021 Academic and Higher Education Webinars

Ethiopia

The Conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Region

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Event with Michelle Gavin July 21, 2021 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

State and Local Governments (U.S.)

State and Local Officials Webinar: Foreign Policy on the Home Front

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Webinar with Nina L. Hachigian and Charles A. Kupchan July 19, 2021 State and Local Webinars

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Gordon M. Goldstein
Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Technology and Innovation Cybersecurity U.S. Foreign Policy

Stewart M. Patrick
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

Gideon Rose
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

Ray Takeyh
Ray Takeyh

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Iran Iran Nuclear Agreement Persian Gulf

The Last Shah

Book January 26, 2021

Luciana L. Borio
Luciana L. Borio

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Public Health Threats and Pandemics Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines Biotechnology

Richard N. Haass
Richard N. Haass

President, Council on Foreign Relations

U.S. Foreign Policy International Relations

Globalization Strikes Back

Article July 26, 2021

Yascha Mounk
Yascha Mounk

Senior Fellow

Democracy Populism Civil Society

Scott A. Snyder
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

Matthias Matthijs
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

Robert McMahon
Robert McMahon

Managing Editor

A. Michael Spence
A. Michael Spence

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Development Emerging Markets Inequality

Elizabeth C. Economy
Elizabeth C. Economy

Senior Fellow for China Studies

Asia China Energy and Environment

Jennifer Nuzzo
Jennifer Nuzzo

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics

James M. Lindsay
James M. Lindsay

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

United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion

Meighan Stone
Meighan Stone

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Education Refugees and Displaced Persons

Jennifer Hillman
Jennifer Hillman

Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy

Trade World Trade Organization (WTO) NAFTA

Adam Segal
Adam Segal

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

China Cybersecurity Asia

Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Radicalization and Extremism Terrorism and Counterterrorism U.S. Foreign Policy

Stephen Biddle
Stephen Biddle

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy

Defense and Security Wars and Conflict Military Operations

Max Boot
Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History

Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham

Distinguished Fellow

Russia Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy

Alice C. Hill
Alice C. Hill

David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment

Climate Infrastructure Food and Water Security

Protecting Communities, Preserving Nature and Building Resiliency: How First-of-its-Kind Climate Insurance Will Help...

Via California Department of Insurance Climate Insurance Working Group July 22, 2021

Carla Anne Robbins
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

Robert E. Rubin
Robert E. Rubin

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

Henri J. Barkey
Henri J. Barkey

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Kurds

Sheila A. Smith
Sheila A. Smith

John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia Pacific Studies

Japan Defense and Security Asia

Constitutional Change in Japan

Interactive April 4, 2019

John Campbell
John Campbell

Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Nigeria South Africa Boko Haram

Nigeria and the Nation-State

Book December 1, 2020

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Development Emerging Markets

Robert D. Blackwill
Robert D. Blackwill

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

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe and Eurasia Russia

Yanzhong Huang
Yanzhong Huang

Senior Fellow for Global Health

China Health Asia

China’s "COVID Success Story" Might Not End Well

Via World Politics Review June 23, 2021

Michelle Gavin
Michelle Gavin

Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe

David P. Fidler
David P. Fidler

Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity

International Law Cybersecurity Health

A New Global Health Order?

Via Think Global Health July 21, 2021

Benn Steil
Benn Steil

Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics

International Finance Financial Markets Economics

Robert K. Knake
Robert K. Knake

Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow

Cybersecurity Homeland Security Digital Policy

Jendayi E. Frazer
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

Brent McIntosh
Brent McIntosh

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance

International Finance Financial Markets Digital Policy

The World Bank Is Missing U.S. Leadership

Via Foreign Policy July 22, 2021

David J. Scheffer
David J. Scheffer

Senior Fellow

Humanitarian Intervention Wars and Conflict International Law

Martin S. Indyk
Martin S. Indyk

Distinguished Fellow

Middle East and North Africa Israel Egypt

Martin Indyk on Fareed Zakaria GPS

Via CNN, GPS June 13, 2021

Joshua Kurlantzick
Joshua Kurlantzick

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Asia Democracy

Alyssa Ayres
Alyssa Ayres

Adjunct Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

Asia India Emerging Markets

Our Time Has Come

Book January 4, 2018

Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics

Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Regulation and Deregulation

Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby

Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics

Monetary Policy International Finance Globalization

In the Fed We Trust

Via Foreign Affairs June 30, 2021

Stephen Sestanovich
Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russia Europe and Eurasia U.S. Foreign Policy

Paul B. Stares
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

John B. Bellinger III
John B. Bellinger III

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

Paul J. Angelo
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

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair

China U.S. Foreign Policy

Catherine Powell
Catherine Powell

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights International Law Human Rights

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Explainers

Olympics
Podcast Hey, Remember the Olympics?
Olympics
Hey, Remember the Olympics?
Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra, Jules Boykoff and Katharine Moon
Hosting the Olympics is a monumental undertaking that often leaves behind rusted stadiums and financial losses. So why do nations compete to do it?
How Green-Party Success Is Reshaping Global Politics
Energy and Environment How Green-Party Success Is Reshaping Global Politics
Backgrounder Redesign by James McBride
Will the World Ever Solve the Mystery of COVID-19’s Origin?
Coronavirus Will the World Ever Solve the Mystery of COVID-19’s Origin?
Backgrounder Redesign by Claire Felter
Women’s Power Index
Global Women’s Power Index
Interactive by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro
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Experts in the News

Adam Segal
Link

Segal: Imposing Sanctions on China for Alleged Cyberattack​s May Prove Difficult

Via Voice of America July 20, 2021

Rachel Vogelstein
Link

Vogelstein: #MeToo Triggered the Most Widespread Cultural Reckoning on Women’s Rights in History

Via MSNBC Morning Joe July 13, 2021

Sheila A. Smith
Link

Smith: U.S. Investment Is at Stake if the Tokyo Olympics Are Postponed

Via PBS News Hour July 8, 2021

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Women and Women's Rights

Awakening
Rachel Vogelstein and Meighan Stone chronicle the remarkable global impact of the #MeToo movement.

Book by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Meighan Stone July 13, 2021 Women and Foreign Policy Program

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

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