Diplomacy and International Institutions

  • United States
    The Future of Alliances: Burden Sharing and Credibility of Commitments
    The heads of three foreign policy think tanks discuss whether alliances can withstand shifts in U.S. policy, how major allies are adapting their foreign and defense strategies, and what new coalitions might emerge in a changing global security and trade landscape.The Council of Councils (CoC) is an international initiative created by the Council on Foreign Relations to connect leading foreign policy institutes from around the world in a dialogue on issues of global governance and multilateral cooperation. The CoC is composed of twenty-eight major policy institutes from some of the world’s most influential countries. It is designed to facilitate candid, not-for-attribution dialogue and consensus-building among influential opinion leaders from both established and emerging nations, with the ultimate purpose of injecting the conclusions of its deliberations into high-level foreign policy circles within members’ countries.If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.
  • Trade
    Trade Agreements: Deal or No Deal
    Podcast
    With allies and adversaries alike impacted by new economic barriers and tariffs, the global map of U.S. trade relationships hangs in question. As the U.S. rethinks its commitments with its trading partners, allies may seek deals elsewhere, even with historic rivals. Can the president single-handedly tear up a trade deal, and what happens when deals that took decades to craft are suddenly up for renegotiation?
  • Iran
    The Iran Nuclear Talks, With Karim Sadjadpour
    Podcast
    Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing talks between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.

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Esther Brimmer
Esther Brimmer

James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance

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Rush Doshi

C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative

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Matthew P. Goodman

Distinguished Fellow, Director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, and Director of the CFR RealEcon Initiative

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Jonathan E. Hillman

Senior Fellow for Geoeconomics

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Ed Husain

Senior Fellow

Kenneth I. Juster

Distinguished Fellow

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Rebecca Lissner

Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Shuxian Luo

Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow

Inu Manak

Fellow for Trade Policy

  • Global Governance
    Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: The Arts and Global Engagement
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    Panelists discuss how the arts and cultural institutions influence and reflect global affairs—shaping public diplomacy, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and contributing to the broader objectives of foreign policy. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website. Members may bring a guest to this meeting.
  • United States
    The Stability of Nations and the Next World Order
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    Founder and CEO of AlphaGeo Parag Khanna discusses the rapidly evolving geopolitical system, how to comprehensively compare countries according to metrics that matter, and how ranking the stability of nations can be used to better understand the world order that is forming. AlphaGeo's Periodic Table of States represents a holistic typology of geopolitical units across the diplomatic, economic, military, technological, cultural and other domains, as well as an effort to capture their complex interrelationships. Please note there is no virtual component to the meeting. The audio, video, and transcript of this meeting will be posted on the CFR website.
  • U.S. Foreign Policy
    Reform of the State Department Gets Going
    Secretary of State Rubio has unveiled a serious reform plan for the Department, but it needs close attention from Congress and some reform itself.