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Season Two Trailer

Is China exporting its authoritarian model to other countries? Is the “fast fashion” industry accelerating climate change? In season two, Why It Matters explores a new series of issues that are flying under the radar now, but won’t be for long.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra March 25, 2020 Why It Matters
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Global Leadership Is in Quarantine Just When It Is Needed Most

Contrasting the current pandemic with past crises underscores U.S. President Donald J. Trump's abdication of global leadership.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 23, 2020 The Internationalist
Immigration and Migration

How Should the World Respond to the Coming Wave of Climate Migrants?

Nations should use existing international institutions, instruments, and laws to protect and assist vulnerable populations, while mobilizing foreign aid to help communities in the developing world absorb the coming wave of environmental migrants.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 16, 2020 The Internationalist

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The World Health Organization

Since its postwar founding, the UN agency has garnered both praise and criticism for its response to international public health crises, including a new coronavirus pandemic in early 2020.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors March 12, 2020
Democracy

With the United States Backsliding, Who Will Defend Democracy in the World?

A new Freedom House report finds that India and the United States were among the foremost contributors last year to democratic backslide and that global freedom continues to decline.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 9, 2020 The Internationalist
Global

Women’s Power Index

Find out where women around the world wield political power—and why it matters.

by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro January 30, 2020 Women and Foreign Policy Program
Global

World Economic Update

The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy. This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Event with Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Susan Lund and Adam Posen January 23, 2020 World Economic Update
Global

Ten World Figures Who Died in 2019

I wrote yesterday about ten Americans who died in 2019 who shaped U.S. foreign policy during their lifetimes. But Americans are not the only ones who influence world affairs. Below are ten world figu…

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 31, 2019 The Water's Edge
Global

Ten American Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2019

Year’s end is a time for taking stock, counting successes, and assessing failures. It is also time for remembering those who are no longer with us. Here are ten Americans who died in 2019 who through…

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 30, 2019 The Water's Edge
Global

Ten Most Significant World Events in 2019

If you are feeling a bit exhausted as 2019 comes to a close, you aren’t alone. It has been a busy year on the world scene. A seemingly unending parade of summits, crises, and protests have dominated …

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 23, 2019 The Water's Edge
Global

2019 Hot Spots: The Year in Eleven Maps

CFR showcases eleven maps that help explain the events that grabbed the world’s attention in the past year.

by Claire Felter December 16, 2019
World Trade Organization (WTO)

What’s Next for the WTO?

With President Trump skeptical of the WTO’s usefulness and Doha negotiations stalled, the future of global trade rules is in doubt.

Backgrounder by James McBride and Andrew Chatzky December 10, 2019
United States

U.S. Adults’ Knowledge About the World

A new survey commissioned from Gallup by the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic Society explores American adults’ knowledge about geography and world affairs.

Report by Gallup, Council on Foreign Relations and National Geographic Society December 1, 2019
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The End of Antibiotics?

Less than a century after the discovery of antibiotics, the world is at risk of entering an era in which the life-saving drugs no longer work.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter November 15, 2019
Global

Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker

Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…

by Benn Steil November 5, 2019