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December 29, 2023

2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Sunset
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 5, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
U.S. Community Responses to the Israel-Hamas War

Farah Pandith, adjunct senior fellow at CFR, discusses the Israel-Hamas war and its implications for Israeli and Palestinian communities in the United States. Niraj Warikoo, reporter at the Detroit F…

Play Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protestors in New York City.
Webinar by Farah Pandith, Niraj Warikoo, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

December 1, 2023

Netherlands
What Do the Dutch Elections Mean for Europe?

Far-right candidate Geert Wilders emerged as the biggest political force in Dutch politics in November’s general elections. What does his win mean for the Netherlands and Europe?

In Brief by Matthias Matthijs Europe Program

November 21, 2023

Russia
Russia’s Influence in the Balkans

The Balkans have long been a source of tension between Russia and the West, with Moscow cultivating allies there as the EU and NATO expand into the region. The war in Ukraine could be shifting the ca…

A mural depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin with a text reading kosovo is Serbia on October 22, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Backgrounder by James McBride

November 20, 2023

Renewing America
Historical Perspectives on Anti-Muslim Prejudice in the United States and Lessons for Today

Panelists discuss the history of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice in the United States, including how events such as the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped public perce…

Play A young boy watches as people pray during a funeral service for 6-year-old Palestinian American Wadea Al-Fayoumi who was killed in an islamophobic attack.
Virtual Event by Zahed Amanullah, Farah Pandith, George Selim, and Deborah Amos Renewing America

November 7, 2023

Central Africa
CFR Book Launch Series: "The Lumumba Plot" by Stuart Reid

Foreign Affairs Executive Editor Stuart Reid discusses his new book, The Lumumba Plot, which follows the dramatic history of the Congo in 1960 on the edge of its independence from Belgium, the ensuin…

Play Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo from June to September of 1960.
Virtual Event by Stuart Reid and Daniel Kurtz-Phelan CFR Fellows' Book Launch

November 7, 2023

Nigeria
Blood Money

When it comes to wealth transfer, Nigerian Pentecostal churches prefer to keep it all in the family.  

Hundreds of worshippers, dressed in traditional attire, attend a church service.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

October 26, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Conflict in the Middle East—The Israel-Hamas War

Panelists discuss how the recent attacks by Hamas and ongoing conflict between the group and Israel continue to affect security in the Middle East and influence regional dynamics, as well as the futu…

Play man standing in rubble of homes destroyed by Israeli stikes
Virtual Event by Steven A. Cook, Mai El-Sadany, Farah Pandith, Mara E. Rudman, and Reena Ninan Middle East Program

October 26, 2023

Israel
A Conversation With Israeli Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism Michal Cotler-Wunsh

Israel's Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism Michal Cotler-Wunsh discusses the rise in anti-Jewish threats following the Israel-Hamas war, as well as the role of U.S. foreign policy in combattin…

Play People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack.
Event by Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Michael Froman

October 26, 2023

Elections and Voting
Elections in the AI Era

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan secretary of state, and Marc Rotenberg, executive director and founder of the Center for AI and Digital Policy, discuss how officials can prepare for challenges posed by AI i…

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Webinar by Jocelyn Benson, Marc Rotenberg, and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars