Oceania

  • New Zealand
    Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand
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    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses the future of New Zealand's foreign policy and lessons learned from the country's response to COVID-19 and reopening.  This meeting kicks off the 2021 Virtual National Conference and is open to all CFR members. The National Conference is underwritten by a generous gift given in memory of Peter E. Haas from the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund. Inaugurated in 1969, the Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture was named for Russell C. Leffingwell, a charter member of the Council who served as its president from 1944 to 1946 and as its chairman from 1946 to 1953. The lecture is given by distinguished foreign officials, who are invited to address Council members on a topic of major international significance.
    Virtual Event by The Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern June 16, 2021
  • Security Alliances
    The Quad in the Indo-Pacific: What to Know
    The Quad, composed of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan, is not a formal alliance. Still, the group has intensified its security and economic ties as tensions with China rise.
    In Brief by Sheila A. Smith May 27, 2021 Asia Program
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: February 26, 2021
    Chinese spyware traced back to stolen National Security Agency exploit; Congress holds first public hearing on SolarWinds; Russian hackers target Ukrainian government document circulation system; Biden executive order attempts to address chip shortage and strengthen supply chains; and Facebook restores news access in Australia.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal February 26, 2021 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program