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The administration’s expansion of relief for nearly half a million Venezuelans has reinvigorated the debate over providing certain migrants with a path to citizenship.
The Western Hemisphere needs regional solutions to make the most of the migration wave it faces.
United Nations
A UN meeting heard that nations are lagging behind in meeting targets for achieving gender equality by 2030, but a new round of initiatives has stirred hope of progress.
Ukraine
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies at CFR and a columnist for the Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the progress Ukraine is making in its ongoing effort to retake the territory Russia seized in its 2022 invasion.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discusses Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the importance of NATO and the transatlantic bond to peace and stability.
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.
United Nations
Amid renewed calls for changes in the world order, U.S. President Joe Biden sought to stress his support for greater inclusion of developing nations in addressing economic, social, and climate concerns.
Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses the Sustainable Development Goals, avoiding the cynicism trap, and ways the United States and the United Nations can work together to increase peace and prosperity at home and across the world.
Climate Change
Gender equality is a crucial missing piece of the climate puzzle. If governments want a fighting chance of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy, they must give women more access to inputs, education, and capital.
CFR mourns the passing of James F. Hoge Jr., a transformative former editor of Foreign Affairs and CFR member of forty-eight years.
Events
Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares discusses Spain’s role in the EU, the challenge of climate change, and the geopolitics of the region.
Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar discusses the relationship and partnership between Pakistan and the United States and efforts to establish peace, security, and prosperity in the region.
Prime Minister Shia’ al-Sudani discusses Iraq-U.S. relations, Iraq’s foreign policy priorities, and geopolitical and security trends in the region.
Expert Spotlight
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
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
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
Congresses and Parliaments Polls and Public Opinion Elections and Voting
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
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
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
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