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Iran Nuclear Agreement

What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?
The fate of the arms control agreement is in doubt following the United States’ withdrawal and Iran’s noncompliance, but newly elected leaders in both countries in 2021 have signaled a willingness to mend the deal.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson June 29, 2021

Russia

After Geneva Summit, Daunting Diplomacy Ahead for U.S. and Russia
The first summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin eased some of the tension in the fraught U.S.-Russia relationship. It also laid bare the difficult path ahead to resolving differences on many issues, including cybersecurity and human rights.

In Brief by Thomas Graham June 17, 2021 Europe Program

Iran Nuclear Agreement

Iranian Compliance and the JCPOA Negotiations
Are the negotiators ignoring Iran's repeated violations and its stonewalling of the IAEA?

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams May 5, 2021 Pressure Points

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Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s Political Crisis Is Dooming Its COVID-19 Response

Article by Joshua Kurlantzick July 26, 2021

Globalization

Globalization Strikes Back
The ongoing pandemic and global climate-related disasters demonstrate the inadequacy of efforts to address the problematic aspects of globalization.

Article by Richard N. Haass July 26, 2021

Ethiopia

Risks Grow as Tigray Conflict Enters New Phase
The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, far from over following the federal government's declaration of a ceasefire and Tigrayan fighters' capture of Mekelle, is entering an anxious new phase.

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 22, 2021 Africa in Transition