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April 3, 2024

United States
What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?

The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role…

A member of the National Guard patrols the southern U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas.

April 10, 2024

Haiti
Haiti in Crisis

Panelists discuss the escalating economic and political situation in Haiti with a focus on the humanitarian crisis, how the destabilization of the region has impacted Haitian people both domestically…

Play A boy in Haiti sits next to the remains of a destroyed school after an earthquake.

February 9, 2022

Economics
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Brian Deese

Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese discusses the first year of the Biden administration’s industrial strategy and its effect on U.S. global economic competitiveness and national se…

Play In this photo illustration, a man looks at a graph representing the 12 month decline of the FTSE 100 share index on October 7, 2008 in London. Financial markets are still suffering large losses as the global banking crisis continued.

December 12, 2019

Iran
A Conversation With Brian Hook

Brian Hook discusses the future of U.S.-Iran relations and the state of the Iranian economy.

Play A Conversation With Brian Hook

March 20, 2024

China
CFR Welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi as Asia Fellows

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi to the David Rockefeller Studies Program. Terry will be joining CFR on March 25 as a senior fellow for Korea studies bas…

June 16, 2020

Iran
Virtual Meeting: A Conversation With Brian Hook

Brian Hook discusses the future of U.S.-Iran relations and the current state of the Iranian economy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Play Brian Hook in front of a large American flag on his left

March 7, 2024

China
The China-North Korea Relationship

China is North Korea’s biggest trade partner and has leverage over Kim Jong-un’s regime, yet its policies focus more on border stability than nuclear threat.

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at photographers as North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un claps at the Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea.