Board Member

Stephen J. Hadley

Stephen J. Hadley

Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC

Stephen Hadley is a principal of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, an international strategic consulting firm he founded with Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, and Anja Manuel. Hadley is also board chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace and an executive vice chair of the board of directors of the Atlantic Council.

Hadley served as the assistant to the president for national security affairs from 2005 to 2009. From 2001 to 2005, Hadley was the assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor, serving under then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Hadley had previously served on the National Security Council staff and in the Defense Department including as assistant secretary of defense for international security policy from 1989 to 1993.

During his professional career, Hadley has served on a number of corporate and advisory boards, including the National Security Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, the Department of Defense policy board, and the State Department’s Foreign Affairs policy board. He is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group.

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