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September 29, 2023

Panama
What’s Causing the Panama Canal Logjam

Low water levels have led to a traffic jam at one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. The bottleneck demonstrates how accelerating climate change is threatening global supply chains.

September 27, 2023

Climate Change
Could Climate Change Break Home Insurance?

For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model…

Podcast Aftermath of a home struck by a climate disaster.

September 26, 2023

Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
CFR Welcomes Matthew P. Goodman as Distinguished Fellow for Global Economic Policy

Matthew P. Goodman has joined the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in the David Rockefeller Studies Program as distinguished fellow for global economic policy, based at CFR’s Washington, DC, office…

September 22, 2023

Ukraine
The President’s Inbox Recap: Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive

The war in Ukraine grinds on with no end in sight.

A Ukrainian tank as viewed driving over dusty terrain.

September 19, 2023

United Kingdom
A Conversation With UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly discusses the United Kingdom’s foreign policy priorities and approach to the seventy-eighth United Nations General Assembly.

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September 15, 2023

Climate Change
Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Muddy waters nearly submerge lines of cars during a flood in Colorado, United States.

September 14, 2023

Latin America
Update on U.S.-Latin America Relations

Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, discusses the political landscape in Latin America and its implications for migration trends, the opioid crisis, and trade relations with the Un…

Play Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, cross the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

September 14, 2023

United States
Action on Planet and People Depends on Growth

Mobilizing investments needed to transition to net-zero energy require broad public backing and participation. Since poor people are less likely to support climate action, simultaneous efforts to all…

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September 13, 2023

United Nations
What Is the UN General Assembly?

The General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders annually. Its 2023 meeting is expected to emphasize climate change, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and the war in…

A large UNGA sign is photographed in front of the United Nations buildings.

September 13, 2023

India
Academic Webinar: India and Great-Power Rivalry

Nirupama Menon Rao, former Indian foreign secretary and former ambassador of India to the United States and China, leads the conversation on India and great-power rivalry. CASA: Welcome to the fir…

Play Indian Prime Minister Modi walking down steps.