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

Middle East and North Africa

The End of Ambition

A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of U.S. national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order.

Book by Steven A. Cook June 3, 2024

Middle East and North Africa

The End of Ambition

Book by Steven A. Cook June 3, 2024

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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May 21, 2024

Immigration and Migration

The Strategic Impact of the Global Movement of People: A Conversation With the Council of Councils

Foreign policy institute leaders from around the world discuss the dynamics of global migration, including the importance of international cooperation in managing both the documented and undocumented…

A group of Afghan children and women travel on a truck with their belongings along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border.

Event by Fonteh Akum, Sergio M. Alcocer, Michael Froman, Stefania Kolarz, and Katharine M. Donato

April 13, 2011

Development

Municipal Debt: Global Economic Implications and Policy Options

Former New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch discusses the potential global economic implications of U.S. municipal debt.

Explainer Video by Richard Ravitch

September 9, 2011

United States

Education Reform and U.S. Competitiveness

How should the United States reform its K-12 education system to retain global competitiveness? Four experts say reforms revolve around teachers.

Expert Roundup by Jayshree Bajoria, Craig R. Barrett, Diane Ravitch, Randi Weingarten, and Steven Brill Renewing America

September 18, 2023

United States

Happy 76th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks seventy-six years of service.

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

May 9, 2018

Religion

Religious Literacy in Global Affairs

Diane L. Moore, Farah Pandith, and Chris Seiple, with Linda K. Wertheimer moderating, discuss religious literacy in global affairs, as part of the 2018 CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop.

Event by Diane L. Moore, Farah Pandith, Chris Seiple, and Linda K. Wertheimer Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop

January 13, 2023

United States

Renewing America Series: U.S. Infrastructure Investment

Panelists discuss the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the impact of infrastructure investment in the United States on economic growth and global competitiveness. W…

Virtual Event by Stephen E. Flynn, Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Carlos Monje, and Heidi Crebo-Rediker Renewing America Series