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August 22, 2024

Elections and Voting
The 2024 U.S. Presidential Nominations

James M. Lindsay, senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at CFR, discusses the party nomination and electoral process in U.S. presidential elections and the foreig…

Play stage

August 19, 2024

Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…

Gun-toting Hamas militants ride a vehicle amid a massive crowd of the group's supporters

August 16, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The Democratic National Convention Begins on Monday

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Democrats gather in Chicago next week optimistic about their chances in November. 

Democratic National Convention

August 12, 2024

Nigeria
A Loud Silence

Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.

People join a third day of anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria on August 3, 2024.

August 9, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Where the Presidential Race Stands Three Months Before Election Day

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The 2024 election continues to be a tight race where policy issues are taking a back seat to person…

Poll Worker Voting Stickers

August 9, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Latest Defense Budget Risks Falling Further Behind China

Taiwan’s six percent increase to its defense budget will add to concerns that the island is not doing enough to deter China and prepare for a conflict.

Soldiers partake in an amphibious landing drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan.

August 8, 2024

Nigeria
The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest

Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.

Organizers address the press, as anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship continue, in Lagos, Nigeria on August 5, 2024.

August 7, 2024

United States
The U.S. Immigration Debate

Comprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for decades. Presidents have increasingly turned to executive action to reshape asylum and border policy.

Immigrants wait at a U.S. Border Patrol processing center in Lukeville, Arizona.

August 7, 2024

United States
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Chevron Deference Ruling Will Disrupt Climate Policy

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to limit federal agencies’ power to interpret laws will have major implications for U.S. climate and environmental policies.

 In an aerial view, a Caltrans changeable message sign on Highway 101 displays a warning about extreme heat on July 02, 2024 in Corte Madera, California.

August 5, 2024

Mexico
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels

Violence continues to rage more than a decade after the Mexican government launched a war against drug cartels.

A soldier stands guard as over 850 kilos of drugs are burned in Monterrey, Mexico.