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  • 2022 in Review
    Five Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2022
    As 2022 comes to a close, here are five positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 29, 2022 The Water's Edge
  • 2022 in Review
    Ten World Figures Who Died in 2022
    Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.  
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 28, 2022 The Water's Edge
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    Marriage Equality: Global Comparisons
    A growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+ people, but opposition remains strong in many others.
    Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors December 22, 2022
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    Ten Most Significant World Events in 2022
    As 2022 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 16, 2022 The Water's Edge
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    Secular Inflation
    After enjoying a long period of deflationary conditions, the global economy is being pushed by a wide range of forces toward a new and more difficult equilibrium.
    Blog Post by A. Michael Spence October 14, 2022 Renewing America
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    The Role of the UN General Assembly
    The UN General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders each year but has struggled to make its work more substantive.
    Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors September 7, 2022
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    The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic
    A comprehensive list of each episode of The President's Inbox organized by topic. 
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay September 1, 2022 The Water's Edge
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    Water Stress: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse
    Water scarcity threatens the health and development of communities around the globe. Climate change is intensifying the problem, pushing governments to find more innovative, collaborative ways to address water stress.
    Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Kali Robinson August 2, 2022
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    Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP
    This tracker charts the economic growth performance through time of ninety-one countries around the globe.
    Article by Benn Steil July 20, 2022 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
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    Abortion Law: Global Comparisons
    The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost fifty years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?
    Article by Women and Foreign Policy Program Staff June 24, 2022 Women and Foreign Policy Program
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    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
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    The World Next Week: What to Read and Listen to This Summer
    The annual summer entertainment recommendations from The World Next Week podcast.
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay June 10, 2022 The Water's Edge
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    Coping With Deglobalization: A Conversation With the Council of Councils
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    Richard Haass, Sergio M. Alcocer, and Yul Sohn assess the degree of deglobalization and the dynamics behind any trend, whether the COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated developments, and the implications for international cooperation moving forward. 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.
    Virtual Event by Sergio M. Alcocer Martinez de Castro, Richard Haass and Yul Sohn June 6, 2022
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    What Does the World Health Organization Do?
    Since its postwar founding, the UN agency has garnered both praise and criticism for its response to international public health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors June 2, 2022
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    Why the War in Ukraine Is a Reminder to Strengthen Democracy at Home
    Democratic backsliding in the United States risks both its domestic stability and international security.
    Blog Post by Aaron Pezzullo April 17, 2022 Renewing America
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