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Reflections on the Protests in IranCFR President Michael Froman analyzes the Trump administration’s approach to Iran.
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A Conversation About the Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy DecisionsWhen you create best and worst lists, prepare for disagreement and debate.
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2025 Arthur Ross Book Award Ceremony and Meeting: "The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq”Join Gideon Rose for the 2025 Arthur Ross Book Award ceremony honoring this year’s medalists: Steve Coll, Jonathan Blitzer, and Sergey Radchenko. The program will feature the award presentation and a conversation with Steve Coll on the intelligence failures and strategic misjudgments that shaped the origins of America’s invasion of Iraq. CFR’s annual Arthur Ross Book Award recognizes books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations. The prize, endowed by the late Arthur Ross in 2001, is for nonfiction works from the past year, in English or translation, that merit special attention for: bringing forth new information that changes the understanding of events or problems; developing analytical approaches that offer insights into critical issues; or introducing ideas that help resolve foreign policy problems. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question-and-answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Members may bring a guest to this event.
Experts in this Region
International Affairs Fellow in National Security, sponsored by Janine and J. Tomilson Hill
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Trump’s New Old World OrderFar from being evidence of Donald Trump’s policy schizophrenia, recent developments reflect an administration-wide effort to restore the international order that prevailed before World War I, when America was more restrained in its global ambitions and more secure in its neighborhood. But the costs of such a shift could be profound.
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Preventive Priorities Survey Launch: What to Worry About in 2026This event will explore the results of the 2026 Preventive Priorities Survey which polls hundreds of foreign policy experts every year to assess thirty ongoing or potential violent conflicts and their likely impact on U.S. interests. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question-and-answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register.
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Young Professionals Briefing: The State of U.S. Defense PolicyCFR Military Fellows discuss their career pathways and how U.S. defense policy has evolved through their years in service. The CFR Young Professionals Briefing Series provides an opportunity for those early in their careers to engage with CFR. The briefings feature remarks by experts on critical global issues and lessons learned in their careers. These events are intended for individuals who have completed their undergraduate studies and have not yet reached the age of thirty to be eligible for CFR term membership.
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A Guide to the Countries on Trump’s Travel Ban ListThe White House’s growing travel ban is now shutting down immigrant visa processing indefinitely for seventy-five countries, including Brazil, Iran, Russia, and Somalia, among several others.
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America at 250 Series: The Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign PolicyFor two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have made Americans proud. Others have not. CFR asked members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations what they considered the best and worst U.S. foreign policy decisions. This event will discuss the results of the project. To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence, CFR is dedicating a year-long series of articles, videos, podcasts, events, and special projects that will reflect on two and a half centuries of U.S. foreign policy. Featuring bipartisan voices and expert contributors, the series explores the evolution of America’s role in the world and the strategic challenges that lie ahead.
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Putin’s Real Worry About Trump’s Venezuela InterventionThe U.S. capture of Maduro has obvious global pros and cons for Russia. Its impact on Russian oil revenues and the country’s “shadow fleet” could be most important of all.
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A Guide to Trump’s Second-Term Military Strikes and ActionsSince returning to office, Trump has steadily expanded his use of military force abroad. Many of his actions mirror those of previous administrations, but diverge from the president’s past opposition to foreign military commitments.
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U.S. Relations With Iran, 1953–2026Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.
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The Best and Worst Foreign Policy Decisions in U.S. HistoryA new CFR survey of historians examines which decisions have left the greatest legacies, for better or worse.
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Accelerating Energy Innovation: The Federal RolePanelists explore opportunities for the United States to develop and deploy emerging energy technologies to better compete with China and other global rivals, as well as discuss pragmatic ways to expand federal investment in energy innovation and maximize its impact. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question-and-answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. This meeting is presented in partnership with CFR’s Climate Realism Initiative.
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C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With John C. WilliamsJohn C. Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook for the year ahead. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world’s foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Did Dean Acheson Unintentionally Encourage the Start of the Korean War?The secretary of state’s failure to include South Korea within the U.S. defensive perimeter in Asia in a January 1950 speech sparked accusations that he had invited North Korea’s invasion five months later.