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Canada’s claims of an India-led plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have stirred frictions between the two democracies and concern about India’s actions to protect national interests.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
Congresses and Parliaments Polls and Public Opinion Elections and Voting
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Kenneth S. Rogoff
Senior Fellow for Economics
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Ann Norris
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
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
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
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