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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland November 4, 2022 Renewing America

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    Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

    The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

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    Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes China's attempts to become a media, information, and influence superpower, seeking for the first time to shape the domestic politics, local media, and information environments of the United States, East Asia, parts of Europe, and the broader world.

    Book by Joshua Kurlantzick December 1, 2022 Asia Program

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    NY Book Launch: The Bill of Obligations by Richard Haass

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    CFR President Richard Haass discusses his new book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, with Juju Chang.  In The Bill of Obligations, Richard Haass argues that the very idea of citizenship must be revised and expanded. Haass introduces ten obligations that are essential for healing our divisions and safeguarding the country’s future. Through an expert blend of civics, history, and political analysis, this book illuminates how Americans can rediscover and recover the attitudes and behaviors that have contributed so much to this country’s success over the centuries.

    Event January 26, 2023 CFR Fellows' Book Launch

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  • Tunisia
    Tunisia’s Election, U.S. Congress Seeks to Avert Shutdown, World Cup Ends, and More
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    Tunisians will vote in the first elections since the adoption of a new constitution that critics say is antidemocratic; the U.S. Congress rushes to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown; and Argentina and France compete in the World Cup final as host Qatar faces international scrutiny.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon December 15, 2022 The World Next Week
  • International Organizations
    A Troubled Cup for the Beautiful Game
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    The 2022 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Qatar, and billions of fans worldwide are tuning in to the world’s most popular live event. And yet as in years past, the Qatar Cup is transpiring under the shadow of controversy.
    Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra and Laurent Dubois November 23, 2022 Why It Matters
  • Climate Change
    Iran’s Human Rights Abuses, COP27 Concludes, World Cup Kicks Off, and More
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    The UN Human Rights Council meets for a special session on the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on protesters; the COP27 conference draws to a close amid calls from developing countries to increase funding for climate damages; and the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Doha, Qatar, even as controversy lingers.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Alice C. Hill November 17, 2022 The World Next Week
  • Qatar
    A Conversation With Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar
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    Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discusses developments in Afghanistan, engagements with Palestinians, policy priorities for Qatar-U.S. relations, and broader regional concerns.
    Virtual Event by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani September 23, 2021
  • Saudi Arabia
    Just How Important Is the Rift Between Qatar and the Saudi Arabia-led Quartet?
    Amir Asmar is a Department of Defense analyst and CFR’s national intelligence fellow. Throughout his intelligence career, his primary area of focus has been the Middle East. He held a wide range of a…
    Blog Post by Amir Asmar and Gabriela Hasaj June 22, 2020 Strength Through Peace
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    A Conversation With Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani
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    Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani for a discussion on the foreign policy challenges facing Qatar, its vision for the Middle East, and the future of U.S.-Qatar relations.
    Event with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani November 30, 2018
  • Turkey
    Could A Coalition of the “Friends of Turkey” Ride to Turkey’s Financial Rescue?
    Turkey is in a bit of financial trouble. It isn’t clear that today's rate hike on its own will be enough. The rate hike will make the lira a bit more attractive to foreign investors (and will raise t…
    Blog Post by Brad W. Setser September 13, 2018 Follow the Money
  • Authoritarianism
    Strongmen Are Weaker Than They Look
    Authoritarians are on the rise around the world, but history shows they’re mostly helpless.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook March 13, 2018 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Qatar
    Weekend Listening: The Gulf Crisis, Not Just My Hijab Part I and Part II
    Marc Lynch and Kristian Coates Ulrichsen break down the crisis in the Gulf. Four stories about Middle Eastern women and their hijabs.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook September 22, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Qatar
    The Other Gulf Conflict: How the Qatar Crisis Is Playing Out in D.C. Back Rooms
    Well-fed lobbyists and think tank experts do battle over catered lunches—but it's not as sleazy as it sounds.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook July 18, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Qatar
    How Al Jazeera Amplifies Qatar’s Clout
    One of the world’s most-watched news networks is at the center of a geopolitical rift between a Saudi-led bloc and the broadcaster’s funder, Qatar.
    Backgrounder by Zachary Laub July 12, 2017
  • Donald Trump
    Qatar's Diplomatic Crisis
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    CFR's Steven A. Cook joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon in examining the causes and consequences of Qatar's diplomatic crisis with its neighbors in the region.
    Podcast with Steven A. Cook , James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon June 30, 2017 The President’s Inbox
  • Qatar
    Untangling the Qatar Kerfuffle
    Sure, the tiny gulf state is a lousy ally — but so is everyone else in the region. 
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook June 12, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Guess Who’s Coming to (the GCC) Dinner?
    On May 13 and 14, President Obama will be hosting a summit meeting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation. The members nations are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. The prob…
    Blog Post by Elliott Abrams May 8, 2015 Pressure Points
  • Egypt
    Weekend Reading: Reading History in Doha, Egypt Intervenes in Libya, and Nervous Gulfies
    Explore the Qatar Digital Library, an archive featuring the cultural and historical heritage of the Gulf and the wider region. Janet Basurto, writing for Egyptian Streets, explores the reasons behin…
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook October 24, 2014 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
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