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If Western allies fail to send Ukraine the weapons it needs, the odds increase of the war dragging on, posing a terrible cost to both Ukraine and Russia and a growing risk to the wider world.
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
India
Canada’s claims of an India-led plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have stirred frictions between the two democracies.
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India discusses India-U.S. relations, India’s G-20 presidency, and diplomacy in the current era of rapid technological evolution.
Immigration and Migration
Temporary protected status has long been used as a humanitarian solution for migrants who are unable to return home safely, but efforts to give them a path to citizenship have reignited the debate around the U.S. immigration policy.
The Western Hemisphere needs regional solutions to make the most of the migration wave it faces.
United Nations
The world’s nations are lagging woefully behind in meeting targets for achieving gender equality by 2030, but a new round of initiatives has stirred hope of progress.
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.
CFR mourns the passing of James F. Hoge Jr., a transformative former editor of Foreign Affairs and CFR member of forty-eight years.
Events
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India discusses India-U.S. relations, India’s G-20 presidency, and diplomacy in the current era of rapid technological evolution.
On the eve of his first annual meeting, World Bank president Ajay Banga discusses the bank’s ambitious roadmap at a time it is being called to lead the world in addressing intertwined challenges of poverty alleviation, development, and climate change. The bank’s evolution aims to give the 78-year-old institution a rejuvenated mission and a new approach that focuses on impact, speed, simplicity, and accessibility.
The David A. Morse Lecture was inaugurated in 1994 and supports an annual meeting with a distinguished speaker. It honors the memory of David A. Morse, an active Council on Foreign Relations member for nearly thirty years.
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.
Expert Spotlight
Matthias Matthijs
Senior Fellow for Europe
Europe European Union NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Ebenezer Obadare
Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies
Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Jennifer Nuzzo
Senior Fellow for Global Health
Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics Health Policy and Initiatives
Ann Norris
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Richard Haass
President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
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
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Explainers
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