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June 5, 2024

Diplomacy and International Institutions
What Does the G7 Do?

The Group of Seven (G7) has been a forum to coordinate global policy for fifty years, but experts are increasingly questioning the group’s relevance.

Leaders of G7 countries walk alongside one another.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

April 17, 2024

Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Conceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.

Members of the Revolutionary Guards attend a parliamentary session in Tehran.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

September 5, 2006

Europe
Can the G-7 (and the IMF) match Ken Rogoff?

I quite liked Ken Rogoff’s policy prescriptions for global rebalancing.  Specifically, I thought Rogoff got two key things right. First, He recognizes that Europe already is contributing …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

June 4, 2024

Europe
Media Briefing: Biden in France, Future of Ukraine, and U.S.-Europe Relations

CFR experts discuss President Joe Biden's first state visit to France, U.S.-Europe relations, and the future of support to Ukraine.

Play French President Emmanuel Macron greets U.S. President Joe Biden during an official State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Virtual Event by Liana Fix, Charles A. Kupchan, Matthias Matthijs, and Heidi Crebo-Rediker Media Briefings

April 12, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The United States Is Facing a Second China Shock

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: China’s effort to solve its economic woes by doubling down on exports is creating a policy challeng…

Chinese Imports
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 8, 2008

Financial Markets
Ken Rogoff is also confused by the US policy towards dollar pegs

It is nice to be in good company. Ken Rogoff is as confused by US policy toward dollar pegs as I am. Rogoff: Does it make sense for the United States Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to be tourin…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 1, 2024

United States
Election 2024: President Joe Biden Delivers His Third State of the Union Address

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Joe Biden will likely stress his domestic achievements over his foreign policy challenges when he a…

Biden SOTU
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 11, 2024

Climate Change
A Conversation With Amy Pope

Amy Pope discusses her work as director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN role in addressing climate mobility, legal frameworks for migration, and the present …

Play Amy Pope, the new Director General of the International Organization of Migration sitting against the backdrop of United Nations logo.
Virtual Event by Amy Pope and Jeremy Robbins