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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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Chinese officials fear that the rising risk of food supply disruptions in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to domestic unrest.
Ukraine
The main battle tanks that the United States and Germany have agreed to provide Ukraine will help its forces punch through Russian fortifications and retake lost territory.
Ukraine’s Westward drift since independence has been countered by the sometimes violent tug of Russia, felt most recently with Putin’s 2022 invasion.
Africa
PEPFAR’s twentieth anniversary should prompt reflection on some inconvenient truths for U.S.-Africa relations.
United States
Americans need to understand their obligations to one another and to their country if U.S. democracy is to survive.
Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss his new book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.
In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right extremism threatens violence against law enforcement as well.
Extremism
In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right extremism threatens violence against Republicans as well.
In the twenty-four months since rioters breached the U.S. Capitol, the capacity of the American system to overcome even the gravest challenges has quietly been on display.
United States
As the U.S. government grapples with another deadline to increase its debt limit, economists warn that a possible default could have disastrous economic consequences.
U.S. lawmakers are at loggerheads over raising the limit on government borrowing. Here’s what to know about the debate.
After years of steadily increasing debt, emergency spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has taken U.S. debt to levels not seen since World War II.
Events
Dr. Fatih Birol has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 2015. He has led the Agency in a comprehensive modernization program, making it the global hub for clean energy transitions and broadening its energy security mandate.
In this discussion, Fatih Birol shares his perspectives on the current state of global energy, focusing on the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on energy markets and alternate suppliers, including the United States, as well as prospects for limiting global warming, particularly through technology and innovation.
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.
CFR President Richard Haass discusses his new book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, with Juju Chang.
In The Bill of Obligations, Richard Haass argues that the very idea of citizenship must be revised and expanded. Haass introduces ten obligations that are essential for healing our divisions and safeguarding the country’s future. Through an expert blend of civics, history, and political analysis, this book illuminates how Americans can rediscover and recover the attitudes and behaviors that have contributed so much to this country’s success over the centuries.
Ashley Holben, interim manager and project specialist with the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange and executive specialist to the chief executive officer at Mobility International USA, leads the conversation on disability inclusion on campus and in international affairs.
Christopher Waller discusses the economic outlook for the United States in the year ahead.
Expert Spotlight
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
Congresses and Parliaments Polls and Public Opinion Elections and Voting
Ebenezer Obadare
Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Laura Taylor-Kale
Fellow for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
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
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
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The Seven Most Significant World Events in 2022
It was a year marked by political tumult, spiking major-power tensions, economic challenges, a waning pandemic, and a war that echoed worldwide.
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A provocative guide to how we must reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to survive.
Shannon K. O’Neil offers a powerful case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the last forty years.
Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes China's attempts to become a media, information, and influence superpower, seeking for the first time to shape the domestic politics, local media, and information environments of the United States, East Asia, parts of Europe, and the broader world.