Natalie Caloca

CFR Staff

Natalie Caloca

Program Coordinator, Center for Preventive Action

Natalie Caloca is a program coordinator for the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she was a teaching assistant at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in London, United Kingdom and completed internships at the Better Evidence Project at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas. She graduated with a B.A. in international affairs, with concentrations in conflict resolution and international politics, from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.

Australia

Australia’s Growing Defense and Security Role in the Indo-Pacific

Australia’s first comprehensive national defense strategy comes as Chinese coercion around Taiwan and in the South China Sea sparks heightened concerns about Beijing’s intentions and ambitions in the region.

In Brief by Natalie Caloca August 1, 2024
Nigeria

The Forever Counterinsurgency

What if the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is ‘programmed’ to continue in perpetuity?

Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare and Natalie Caloca July 24, 2024 Africa in Transition
China

Review of "Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy For American Dominance"

Michael Sobolik’s new book Countering China’s Great Game promotes an assertive approach to China policy that would frustrate Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative and leave no room for bilateral cooperation.

Blog Post by Natalie Caloca July 18, 2024 Asia Unbound
Climate Change

Climate, Conflict, and COP28: The Burden on Unstable Regions

In Dubai, leaders should focus their attention on policy solutions for vulnerable regions where climate change is amplifying the consequences of armed conflict and compounding failures of governance.

Article by Natalie Caloca December 1, 2023

United Nations

The UN Security Council

The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors September 9, 2024

United Nations

The Role of the UN Secretary-General

The United Nations’ top leadership position has broad authority to steer the organization’s agenda, but its impact has varied widely since 1946.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors August 29, 2024

United States

Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within the parties.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors August 21, 2024

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