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Renewing America Series: U.S. Infrastructure Investment

Panelists discuss the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the impact of infrastructure investment in the United States on economic growth and global competitiveness. With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world.

Virtual Event by Stephen E. Flynn, Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and Carlos Monje January 13, 2023 Renewing America Series
Brazil

Images Show the Extent of Brazil's Capitol Riots

Photo Essay by Diana Roy and Sabine Baumgartner January 12, 2023
Brazil

Attack on Brazil’s Capital, Japan’s PM Visits Washington, Czech Presidential Election, and More

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confronts the challenges posed by riots in the capital, Brasília; Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss U.S.-Japan security cooperation; and the Czech Republic votes for a new president.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Sheila A. Smith January 12, 2023 The World Next Week

United States

A Conversation With U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall

Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Frank Kendall discusses U.S. security alliances and partnerships, U.S. defense industrial base capacity, and the modernization, priorities, and strengths of the Department of the Air Force.

Event with Frank Kendall January 11, 2023
United States

How Does the U.S. Government Use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the world’s largest stockpile of emergency crude oil, has helped shield the United States from energy supply crunches, but debate persists over its management.

Backgrounder by Noah Berman January 11, 2023
Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

America the Exporter: Far-Right Violent Extremism in Brazil and Beyond

Just two days after Americans had marked the two-year anniversary of the horror that visited the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, an eerily familiar scene played out four thousand miles south, in Bra…

Article by Jacob Ware January 10, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

Elections and Voting

The 118th Congress by the Numbers

A new Congress brings new faces to Washington, DC.

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay January 9, 2023 The Water's Edge
United States

Policy Prescriptions for U.S.-China Relations

China and the United States are in a competitive downward spiral that if not reversed could drastically damage the two countries and damage the rest of the world.

Blog Post by Robert D. Blackwill January 9, 2023 Asia Unbound
United States

Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of D-Day

Photo Essay by James M. Lindsay , Corey Cooper and Elizabeth Lordi January 9, 2023
Afghanistan

Women This Week: Taliban Bans Female NGO Workers

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 31 to January 6.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp January 6, 2023 Women Around the World
China

How Beijing is Controlling Chinese Media in Canada and Around the World

Pro-Beijing owners have increasingly gained control of Chinese-language media in liberal democracies like Canada.

Article by Joshua Kurlantzick January 6, 2023 Asia Program
United States

Two Years After January 6, Some Reasons for Optimism

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.

Blog Post by Christopher M. Tuttle January 5, 2023 Renewing America
United States

The Economic Agenda After the Midterms

Following the 2022 midterms, control of Congress is split. Can both parties compromise to get any economic legislation passed?

Blog Post by Roger W. Ferguson Jr. January 5, 2023 Renewing America
U.S. Congress

The 118th U.S. Congress, North American Leaders’ Summit, China Reopens, and More

The 118th U.S. Congress gets off to a rocky start; U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador meet in Mexico City for the tenth North American Leaders’ Summit; and China relaxes its strict COVID-19 border policies amid a surging COVID caseload.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon January 5, 2023 The World Next Week
United States

What Is Temporary Protected Status?

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.

Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Claire Klobucista January 4, 2023 Renewing America