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November 20, 2024

International Law
Trump Has Promised Swift, Bold Actions as President. Will They Be Legal?

Donald Trump could take several early actions as president that could draw legal scrutiny, including on immigration, climate, and security policy.  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about immigration and border security at the Arizona-Mexico border, August 22, 2024.
Article by John B. Bellinger III U.S. Foreign Policy Program

January 10, 2025

United States
Transition 2025: A Report the Incoming Trump Administration Should Read

Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: The Center for Preventive Action at CFR surveyed the potential crises Trump coul…

PPS Report Cover
Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

January 10, 2025

Foreign Policy
The World Trump Will Inherit

Donald Trump will reenter the White House to face a world racked by historic conflicts and humanitarian crises, but the United States, fueled by its economic strength, remains uniquely poised to infl…

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a BRICS Plus meeting in Kazan, Russia, October 2024.
Article by Michael Froman

November 22, 2024

Climate Change
Women This Week: Deadlock at COP29 to Update UN Action Plan on Gender and Climate

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 16 to November 22.

Women ministers, negotiators and delegates attend the Gender Day event at the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 21, 2024.
Post by Noël James and Uma Fox Women Around the World

January 7, 2025

Conflict Prevention
Conflicts to Watch in 2025

U.S. foreign policy experts rank the thirty global conflicts that could most significantly affect the United States in 2025.

An Israeli tank drives past damaged buildings near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on January 19, 2024
Report by Paul B. Stares Center for Preventive Action

June 26, 2024

Iran
The Islamic Republic’s Power Centers

Who calls the shots in Iran on economic policy, security, and domestic calls for reform? A look at the government’s organization chart indicates how complicated the answer is.

Close up of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei giving an address
Article by CFR.org Editors

January 7, 2025

Foreign Policy
Middle East Conflict, Russia-Ukraine War, and U.S. Southern Border Are Top Global Concerns for 2025, CFR Report Finds

The second Donald Trump administration assumes office at a moment of great peril for the United States, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) annual Preventive Priorities Survey. The r…

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September 20, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Women’s Deaths Cited as ‘Preventable’ in Georgia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 14 to September 20.

Abortion rights advocates gather to launch their 'Yes On 4' campaign with a march and rally against the six-week abortion ban ahead of November 5, when Florida voters will decide on whether there should be a right to abortion in the state, in Orlando, Florida, U.S. April 13, 2024.
Post by Noël James Women Around the World

May 29, 2024

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Avian Flu Outbreak and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Jennifer Nuzzo, senior fellow senior fellow for global health at CFR, discusses the spread of the avian influenza in poultry and dairy cows in the United States and risks that zoonotic diseases pose …

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Webinar by Rick A. Bright, Jennifer Nuzzo, and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars

May 31, 2024

Myanmar
How Myanmar Became a Global Center for Cyber Scams

Organized crime groups in Southeast Asia have seized on Myanmar’s instability amid civil war to establish a string of scam centers engaged in global online fraud operations.

In Brief by Clara Fong and Abigail McGowan