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October 29, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

 A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.

October 21, 2024

Media
A World Under the Influence

With the rise of social media, influencers around the world have increasingly taken on the role of newscaster without a traditional media organization behind them. Some say it has democratized journa…

Podcast An influencer takes a selfie at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

October 15, 2024

Democracy
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religion in the 2024 U.S. Election

Adelle M. Banks, projects editor and national reporter for Religion News Service, and Adam Nicholas Phillips, chief strategy officer and chief of staff at Interfaith America, discuss the evolving rol…

Play Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump pray during the invocation on the day Trump makes a campaign stop at manufacturer FALK Production in Walker, Michigan, U.S. September 27, 2024.

October 18, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Is the United States Ready to Confront the Axis of Autocracies?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Rising cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea will likely test whoever takes office…

Putin and Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang Summit

October 1, 2024

Israel
One Year Later: U.S. Policy Options in the Israel-Hamas War

As the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks approaches, panelists discuss U.S. policy options regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, including the administration’s proposed peace deal and the …

Play An Israeli Merkava battle tank is pictured surrounded by smoke while an IDF Israeli soldier stands atop the tank, as units regroup near the border of Gaza in Palestine.

September 10, 2019

United States
U.S. Human Rights Policy, With Sarah B. Snyder

Sarah B. Snyder, associate professor at American University’s School of International Service, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S. human rights policy and her most recent book, From Selma…

Podcast Original "foot soldiers" at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

April 26, 2018

Human Rights
Sarah Margon on Human Rights

Sarah Margon, the Washington director at Human Rights Watch, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the Trump administration's approach to human rights policy.

Podcast 20180426_TPI_HRW

September 6, 2024

United States
Why Biden Wants to Block the Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal

U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to block the Japanese takeover of U.S. Steel, raising questions about the administration’s economic and foreign policy priorities.