Bertha K. Madras

Professor of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Member, President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis

Latin America

Central America’s Turbulent Northern Triangle
The U.S. government continues to seek strategies for responding to the growing number of migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and other challenges in the Central American region.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy June 22, 2022

World Trade Organization (WTO)

What’s Next for the WTO?
In the wake of President Trump’s combative approach to trade, and with major negotiations stalled, the future of global trade rules is in doubt.  

Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu June 10, 2022 Renewing America

United States

U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons
The United States is witnessing another year of record gun violence, raising domestic and international scrutiny of its comparatively loose gun laws and placing pressure on lawmakers to enact meaningful reforms.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters June 10, 2022

Top Stories on CFR

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO Hangs On
WTO members confounded expectations last week by concluding a deal on fisheries subsidies, the first major multilateral agreement in nearly a decade. But the trade body is not out of the woods yet.

Article by Inu Manak June 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia

The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact
The United States and Saudi Arabia both stand to benefit by renewing their central strategic partnership, argue Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk.

Council Special Report by Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk June 22, 2022

China

The China Challenge to Taiwan, With David Sacks

Podcast
David Sacks, research fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the Biden administration’s strategy toward Taiwan amid growing threats from China.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and David Sacks June 14, 2022 The President's Inbox