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October 25, 2024

United Nations
Guterres Shamefully Meets with Putin and Lukashenko

United Nations Secretary General Guterres went out of his way to travel to Kazan, Russia and meet with Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, bringing shame on his office.

Two men in suits shaking hands

July 5, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: High Speed Rail Lacks Long-Term Support

The Congressional Research Service recently issued a report on the development of high-speed rail (HSR) in the United States. Most federal funding has either supported upgrading existing rail lines i…

Canada’s Bombardier Inc. previews a new train for the Swiss Federal Railways (Bombardier Inc/Courtesy Reuters).

January 26, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: January 26, 2024

Fake robocalls imitate Joe Biden in New Hampshire; U.S. launches AI research initiative; Microsoft breached by Russian hackers; Pegasus spyware found on phones of Togolese journalists; Australia, UK,…

Voters line up to cast their ballots in the New Hampshire presidential primary election, in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

April 14, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women’s Power Index: Find Out Where Women Lead—and Why It Matters

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index shows that in countries such as the United States, Belgium, and Lithuania, more women are in power than ever before.

Council on Foreign Relations Women's Power Index

August 4, 2022

United States
Happy 232nd Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard!

The U.S. Coast Guard marks 232 years of service.

Two Coast Guardsmen search a low profile vessel in front of a large, white Coast Guard ship.

June 12, 2020

United States
The World Next Week: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Summer

Each year CFR.org editor Bob McMahon and I record a special episode of The World Next Week on our summer reading recommendations. Being sticklers for tradition, we did so again this year. We thought,…

Picture of the book "A Burning," with red and yellow flames and a train, a screenshot of an episode of the podcast "More Perfect," and the preview of the documentary The Civil War with a picture of a cannon in front of a sunset.