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February 16, 2021
Defense and Security
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series Guest Event With Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses her new book, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice. In an unlikely showdown in northeastern Syria in 2014, an all-female militia faced of…
February 17, 2021
News Release
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Recounts the Untold Story of the Women Who Fought to Defeat ISIS, in New Book
In 2014, a remarkable all-women militia faced off against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Kobani, a small town in northeastern Syria, which became a turning point in the fight against ISIS. In h…
January 25, 2021
What to Worry About in 2021
Panelists discuss potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2021, as well as their global political implications. This event explored the results of CFR's 2021 Preventive Priorities …
January 5, 2021
China
"Road Kill in a Game of Chicken": China, Canada, and the United States
It has been over two years since Chinese officials detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. How the next U.S. administration handles this issue could foreshadow the future of U.S.-Canada…
December 23, 2020
Nigeria
Darkness in Northern Nigeria
There are signs that as the Nigerian army and the police continue to fail to meet the security needs of the people, they will turn toward repression. In November, Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai called on all troops to put themselves in a "war mode."
December 2, 2020
Southeast Asia
What Will the Biden Administration Mean for Southeast Asia?
Although President Donald Trump has not conceded the United States presidential election and is mounting multiple dubious legal challenges to the results, President-elect Joe Biden is moving ahead wi…
November 19, 2020
China
A Conversation With House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith
Adam Smith discusses his role as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the need for the United States to address growing competition with China.
December 8, 2020
Israel
Biden Can Clean Up Trump's Israeli-Palestinian Policy Mess, But Can He Broker Peace?
The president-elect knows only too well the failures of all the presidents who preceded him, and the hardening of positions that's occurred on both sides.
October 1, 2020
Niger
How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger
Niger is a key partner of the U.S. in West Africa. The United States provides a range of assistance to Niger, but the country stands out because strategic-level reforms have been taken seriously by both the United States and the partner country.
September 28, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Eruption of Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Ambassador (Ret.) Carey Cavanaugh is a professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. Renewed military actio…
