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A Conversation With Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares of SpainMinister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares discusses Spain’s role in the EU, the challenge of climate change, and the geopolitics of the region.
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Women This Week: Mexico on Track to Elect First Woman PresidentWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 9 to September 15.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Europe’s Geoeconomic RevolutionEurope is following the lead of China and the United States in using economic tools for geopolitical purposes.
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India’s G20 Summit, 9/11 in Chile and the U.S., Kim Jong Un and Putin Draw Closer, and MoreLeaders of major global economies meet in New Delhi, India for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) summit to solve the most pressing economic challenges; on September 11th, Chile marks fifty years since General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s military coup and the United States observes the twenty-second anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks; a possible meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin troubles national security experts; and the European Union struggles with a surge in asylum applications.
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How to Make the Inflation Reduction Act Rollout a Success: Lessons from EuropeMany EU countries’ long experiences with industrial policy can show the United States how to make a success of the IRA rollout.
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Europe’s Geoeconomic Revolution, With Matthias Matthijs & Sophie MeunierMatthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and Sophie Meunier, a senior research scholar at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the European Union has transformed its approach to economics and the implications for transatlantic relations.
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EU Crackdowns on Big Tech, After Prigozhin, Two Years of Taliban, and MoreMajor technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations.
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A More Strategic German Foreign Policy?Germany’s new strategies are important foreign policy markers, but they shy away from establishing the country as a leader among European powers.
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How Frozen Russian Assets Could Pay for Rebuilding in UkraineWill Ukraine’s international backers use billions of dollars in seized Russian assets to support rebuilding the war-ravaged country?
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Latin America This Week: July 18, 2023A new conservative government in Spain would keep Latin America on the EU agenda; falling U.S.-China trade makes Mexico top U.S. partner; Guerrero’s violence spurred by poverty, corruption, and shifting U.S. drug demand.
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EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and MoreLeaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedented divisions over the annual National Defense Authorization Act; thirty-two soccer teams land in Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup; and grim days appear likely for the Wagner Group amid a post-rebellion crackdown from the Kremlin.
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Women This Week: Japan Makes Headway on Access to Birth ControlWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 24 to June 30.
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For Europe, Time to Plan for a Post-Putin RussiaThe short-lived Wagner Group revolt highlighted for Europeans the fragility of Vladimir Putin’s regime and their own vulnerability to an unstable Russia.
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EU Leaders’ Summit, Biden Marks Abortion Ruling Anniversary, Guatemala’s Election, and MoreHeads of state from the European Union’s twenty-seven members meet in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine and new initiatives to coordinate defense, economics, and migration; the Biden administration takes part in events marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which continues to draw international scrutiny; Guatemala holds its general election with voters concerned about poverty, crime, and political corruption; and the UN pledges $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan as fighting continues.
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How the Czech Republic Became One of Taiwan’s Closest European Partners and What It Means for EU-China RelationsSince 2018, China-Czech relations have deteriorated as Prague pursues closer relations with Taipei, jeopardizing status quo EU-China relations.