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May 24, 2024

Child Marriage
Women This Week: Activists End Effort to Carry out Mass Wedding Involving Child Brides in Nigeria

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 18 to May 24.  

A group of girls stand near the Shehu of Borno's palace on the eve of the Eid- Al Fitr festival in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

March 20, 2024

Human Rights
The Human Rights Industry

The two largest human rights NGOs, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, dominate the field despite deep problems of bias and inadequate oversight.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 19, 2023

United States
Biden at the UN: Inclusive Internationalism

Amid renewed calls for changes in the world order, U.S. President Joe Biden sought to stress his support for greater inclusion of developing nations in addressing economic, social, and climate concer…

In Brief by Esther Brimmer International Institutions and Global Governance Program

May 28, 2024

Palestinian Territories
Who Governs the Palestinians?

Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, a…

Palestinians wave their national flag as they rally beneath images of President Mahmoud Abbas and his predecessor, Yasser Arafat
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

May 10, 2023

United States
2023 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

The 2023 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs is a collaborative effort by the Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Access Pipeline, and the International Career Advancement Program. …

Tammy Duckworth and Leila Fadel at the 2023 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs
Virtual Event by Sundaa A. Bridgett-Jones, Esther Brimmer, Charles A. Carithers, Denise E. Der, Patricia Lee Dorff, Tammy Duckworth, Merve C. Hickok, Evanna Hu, Alex T. Johnson, Sameer Lalwani, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Alexandria J. Maloney, Swathi Massar, Ebenezer Obadare, Leela Ramnath, Neil Shenai, Francis X. Suarez, Mischa Thompson, Tatiana Torres, Liz Wangu, Jeff Wong, Juan C. Zarate, Bunmi Akinnusotu, Faheen Allibhoy, Leila Fadel, Razi Hashmi, Aditi Kumar, Meghan E. Mercier, Navarro Moore, Federico C. Sequeda, Amber M. Whittington, Justin Worland, and Zaid A. Zaid Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

December 4, 2023

India
Renditions and Extrajudicial Assassinations Increasingly Becoming the Norm in International Relations

Governments have increasingly employed extrajudicial assassinations to target dissidents.

Protestors hold wooden signs and stand in front of a cardboard cutout of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

September 22, 2023

Taiwan
The Dangers of Excluding Taiwan from International Organizations

The exclusion of Taiwan from international organizations hinders the world’s ability to develop comprehensive and effective solutions to a growing set of transnational issues.

The United Nations logo is displayed at the UN headquarters in New York.
Blog Post by Claire Tiunn Asia Unbound

September 6, 2023

Trade
Rethinking International Rules on Subsidies

The World Trade Organization needs an updated toolbox in the face of rising industrial policies across the globe. 

Council Special Report by Jennifer Hillman and Inu Manak Renewing America