February 13, 2019
Middle East and North AfricaWhat a late-night meal in Italy taught me about U.S. power in the Arab world.
January 28, 2019
IsraelAt least one of Israel’s occupations will be permanent, whether anyone else likes it or not.
November 26, 2018
United StatesIn 2018, CFR once again hosted high-level discussions of global affairs, from U.S. election security to the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry to the artificial intelligence race.
November 20, 2018
United StatesBefore the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Fed’s balance sheet stood at $925 billion—mostly U.S. Treasury securities. After 59 months of asset purchases to push down longer-term interest ra…
November 8, 2018
Monetary PolicyThe role of the Federal Reserve has transformed in the past decade, as it has deployed trillions of dollars to boost the U.S. economy while expanding its regulatory oversight of the nation’s financia…
October 19, 2018
CybersecurityThis week: disclosing Russian and Iranian tweets, Apple wants Bloomberg to retract the SuperMicro story, Huawei accused of stealing intellectual property, data localization in India, and declining in…
March 10, 2009
Economic CrisesWatch Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, outline his thoughts on reforming the regulatory system in light of the global financial crisis. Please note:…
February 3, 2016
CybersecurityLincoln Davidson is a research associate for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson released a document last week outlining how his administra…
September 25, 2018
CybersecurityThe concept of "defend forward" is heavily emphasized in the new Department of Defense cyber strategy. Despite what others may think, defending forward in cyberspace is not a new concept.
February 3, 2017
TunisiaReading selections for the weekend of February 3, 2017.