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How Bad Is Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis a Year Later?A year after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is suffering a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The outflow of millions of refugees has placed a strain on neighboring countries.
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What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?As armed conflict rages on, Sudan’s devastating humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. More than one million people could flee to neighboring countries, threatening regional upheaval.
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2023 Religion and Foreign Policy WorkshopWe hope you will join us for the 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop. The program will include panels on pressing global issues; religion, China, and Taiwan; climate, food, and water security; just society; and reflections on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. There will also be opportunities to network with colleagues during breaks and discussion groups. Held on an annual basis since 2007, this event brings together clergy, seminary heads, scholars of religion, and representatives of faith-based organizations from across the country for discussions on global concerns with policymakers, CFR fellows, and other experts. Please email [email protected] should you have any questions.
Experts in this Topic
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
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Sudan’s Two TruthsAmidst a flurry of international voices working to mediate the crisis in Sudan, the United States must not allow Sudanese civil society to be drowned out.
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A New Nuclear AgeBefore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of nuclear war felt like a problem of days past. Now, as great-power competition heats up, the potential for nuclear conflict seems higher than at any point in decades. How did the nuclear taboo fade, and what does nuclear proliferation mean for the United States?
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Ethiopia's Mixed SignalsInternational re-engagement and new peace talks point in a positive direction, but multiple indicators point to fragility and risk.
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Yemen’s Tragedy: War, Stalemate, and SufferingYemen’s internal divisions and a Saudi-led military intervention have spawned an intractable political, military, and humanitarian crisis.
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Sudan in CrisisAmid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government.
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Iran’s Revolutionary GuardsConceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.
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Lessons From History Series: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq—Twenty Years LaterPanelists discuss lessons learned from the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, including the circumstances that led to Operation Iraqi Freedom and whether it was a necessary war, as well as the ramifications of the resulting war for U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. The Lessons From History Series uses historical analysis as a critical tool for understanding modern foreign policy challenges by hearing from practitioners who played an important role in a consequential historical event or from experts and historians. This series is made possible through the generous support of David M. Rubenstein.
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Twenty Years After the War to Oust Saddam, Iraq Is a Shaky DemocracyOn the two-decade anniversary of the U.S. invasion, Iraq is weakly governed, leaving it prone to instability and meddling by neighbors—especially Iran.
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Revisiting America’s War of Choice in IraqWars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.
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An Ever More Precarious Situation in DRCAs the Democratic Republic of Congo’s decades-long struggle with insecurity heats up, increased regional military engagement heightens risks.
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War-Torn Myanmar Plans to Hold Elections: Will They Have Any Effect?The military junta in Myanmar wants to hold elections this year to legitimize its rule, but its civil war could make a vote nearly impossible.
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War-Torn Myanmar Plans to Hold Elections. Will They Matter?The two-year-old military junta in Myanmar wants to hold elections this year to legitimize its rule, but steady losses in its spreading civil war have put its own existence in peril and could make a vote nearly impossible.