July 15, 2025
DevelopmentWilliam Henagan, a research fellow at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the current state of U.S. foreign aid programs after President Donald Trump’s reforms.
September 6, 2024
United StatesJohn C. Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook for the year ahead. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions o…
October 4, 2019
Election 2020Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy on the campaign trail.
October 3, 2019
Elections and VotingCFR invited the presidential candidates challenging President Trump in the 2020 election to articulate their positions on twelve critical foreign policy issues. Candidates’ answers are posted exactly…
October 30, 2019
Election 2020Update: Bill Weld announced on March 18, 2020, that he was ending his campaign. Bill Weld was the first Republican to officially announce he would challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presid…
November 25, 2025
TanzaniaA farcical election and brutal state violence make Tanzania the latest example of a government not fit for purpose.
October 29, 2025
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)Across the developed world, citizens and their governments are reconsidering what types of spending best advance their interests at home and abroad. From 2018 to 2023, foreign aid from wealthy govern…