Council on Foreign Relations

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

Climate Change

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised that his administration would make a “historic effort” to reduce long-running racial inequities in health. Tobacco use—the leading cause of p…

Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Climate Change

A Conversation With John Kerry

John Kerry discusses his work as U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, the challenges the United States faces, and the Biden administration’s priorities as it continues to address climate chan…

Virtual Event with John F. Kerry and Michael Froman March 1, 2024

Climate Change

A Conversation With John Kerry

Virtual Event with John F. Kerry and Michael Froman March 1, 2024

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October 3, 2022

Foreign Policy

Lessons From History Series: The Legacy of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

In early 1947, Harry Truman announced that the United States would give assistance to countries under threat from authoritarian forces. Later that year, George C. Marshall addressed Harvard Universit…

Virtual Event by Timothy Garton Ash, Mary Elise Sarotte, Benn Steil, and Jonathan Tepperman Lessons From History

September 13, 2022

Germany

Virtual Term Member Meeting: Weathering the Storm - The Future of German Foreign and Economic Policy

After sixteen years of coalitions led by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats, Germany elected a new coalition government in 2021 of Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats under…

Virtual Event by Tara Hariharan, Timo Lochocki, and Steven E. Sokol

December 22, 2020

European Union

The Final Days of Brexit Negotiations

Panelists discuss the latest developments in Brexit negotiations, including the main points of contention among the parties, prospect of a deal before December 31, and implications for the private se…

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier leaves EU Commission

Virtual Event by Jennifer Hillman, Matthias Matthijs, and Robert McMahon Europe Program

November 20, 2020

European Union

A Conversation With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission

President von der Leyen discusses her vision for a new transatlantic agenda, prospects for cooperation between the European Union and the United States, and the future of multilateralism.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference

Virtual Event by Ursula von der Leyen and David M. Rubenstein

March 7, 2006

Russia

U.S. Policy Toward Russia

Watch the chairs and the director of the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Russia present the findings of their report and discuss what is working--and what is not--in U.S.-Russian relation…

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