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Trust and Distrust in the American Political SystemPlease join our panelists for a discussion on growing fears among Americans of a "deep state." One recent opinion poll found that 74% of Americans believe that unelected government and military officials secretly manipulate or direct national policy in Washington. How can U.S. government officials restore faith in intelligence agencies, the federal government as a whole, and American democracy?
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Why U.S. Wildfires Will Only Get WorseFires in California and Oregon have been more devastating than ever before, but climate change means the worst is yet to come. Here’s how officials can prepare.
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Virtual Roundtable: Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 PandemicGovernments worldwide have imposed lockdowns and implored residents to stay home to contain the spread of COVID-19. But for some, home is a dangerous place. Emerging data from around the world indicate a rise in domestic and gender-based violence since the start of the pandemic. Our panelists discuss gender inequality, and the risks associated with domestic violence, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CFR Master Class Series With Thomas BollykyFor the first time in recorded history, bacteria, viruses, and other infectious agents do not cause the majority of deaths or disabilities in any region of the world. However, humankind's progress against infectious diseases has outstripped the pace of investment in good health-care systems, responsive governance, dependable infrastructure, and other more reliable guarantors of health. Thomas Bollyky will discuss how this unbalanced progress has made the world uniquely vulnerable to noncommunicable diseases and novel infections, even as humans grow healthier. The CFR Master Class Series is a biweekly 45-minute session hosted by Vice President and Deputy Director for Studies Shannon O’Neil in which a CFR fellow will take a step back from the news and discuss the fundamentals essential to understanding a given country, region of the world, or issue pertaining to U.S. foreign policy or international relations.
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What Is U.S. Policy on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?The United States has long tried to negotiate a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but several factors, including deep divisions between and within the parties and declining U.S. interest in carrying out its traditional honest-broker role, hurt the chances of a peace deal.
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The Pandemic Is Eroding Bolivians’ Trust in DemocracyInterim President Jeanine Áñez’s decision to postpone Bolivia’s election twice has sparked protests, revealing the threat COVID-19 poses to democratic governance worldwide.
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Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Foreign Policy Is AWOLEach Friday, I look at what is being said about foreign policy on the campaign trail. This week: For all of its surprises, 2020 is shaping up as a traditional campaign year in one important respect.
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Distinguished Voices Series With Robert B. ZoellickRobert Zoellick and the historian Michael Beschloss discuss Ambassador Zoellick’s new book America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, as well as his distinguished career in which he served at senior levels of the U.S. government as well as the president of the World Bank.
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COVID-19 Update With Dr. Tom FriedenDr. Tom Frieden, senior fellow for global health at CFR and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides an assessment of the current status of the COVID-19 pande…
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The National Debt DilemmaEmergency spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, after years of steadily increasing debt, is projected to take U.S. debt to levels not seen since World War II.
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Winners and Losers of the Pandemic EconomyWhile it is true that bullish equity markets are out of step with the historic contraction in the real economy, to say that they are disconnected from it misses the point. In fact, the lofty valuations of companies with high intangible capital per employee make perfect sense in today's economy.
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The Return of Big Chinese Surpluses (And Large U.S. Deficits)Global trade imbalances are, once again, largely the result of Chinese and American trade imbalances. China's surplus has increased even as the pandemic has reduced global trade, as has the U.S. deficit.
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Ten More Foreign-Policy Movies Worth WatchingEach Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. For our final week: films that we haven’t yet recommended and think we should.
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Two-Month Election Countdown Begins, U.S.-Taiwan Relationship Expands, and MoreAmericans enter the final two-month stretch of the presidential campaign, the United States moves to strengthen economic ties to Taiwan, and Japan begins its search for a new prime minister.
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What to Know About the Race to Lead the WTOWorld Trade Organization members are in the process of selecting a new leader, who will be charged with steering the WTO at a critical moment for the future of international trade.