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A World of Mounting DisarrayFive years after the publication of A World in Disarray, the world is an even messier place with most trends heading in the wrong direction.
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Five Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2021As 2021 comes to a close, here are five positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year.
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Ten World Figures Who Died in 2021Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
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Five Foreign Policy Stories to Watch in 2022As 2021 comes to a close, here are five foreign policy news stories to follow in the coming year.
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Happy 2nd Birthday to the U.S. Space Force!The newest branch of the U.S. military marks its second year of service.
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Does World Order Have a Future?CNN Host Fareed Zakaria and Richard Haass examine the concept of “world order” and what to do to promote it in an age of revived great-power rivalry and global challenges.
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Ten Most Significant World Events in 2021As 2021 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
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Marriage Equality: Global ComparisonsA growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+ people, but opposition remains strong in many countries.
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Trailer: Nine Questions for the WorldThe world is changing, and its future is forming around high-stakes challenges such as climate change and shifting geopolitical power. In this limited series, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass sits down with nine extraordinary thinkers to explore fundamental questions about the century to come.
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Central Bank Currency Swaps TrackerIntroduction 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…
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A New Age of Space DefenseA handful of countries including China and Russia are breaking new ground in developing space weapons. Does that mean the world is headed for an arms race in space?
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Annual Report 2021
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This was an extraordinary year for the Council. Established in the wake of a global pandemic of influenza, CFR experienced its centennial year amid another—COVID-19. Although the celebrations this year could not be in person, CFR marked the occasion with a special website, a new CFR store, dedicated programming, and a short history book. -
The Pandora Papers, With Miles KahlerMiles Kahler, senior fellow for global governance at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the recent Pandora Papers leak, and the broader problem of global corruption.
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Global Trade TrackerThe CFR Global Trade Tracker allows you to gauge trends in international trade through time. The map below compiles trade data from 178 countries as reported to the International Monetary Fund (IM…
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The Role of the UN General AssemblyThe UN General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders each year but has struggled to make its work more substantive. After an unprecedented all-virtual assembly in 2020, this year’s meeting partially returned to an in-person format.
