August 3, 2017
Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asians inhabit a region increasingly shaped by competition between the United States and China. This report highlights the perspectives of leading scholars of international affairs from Southeast Asia on important issues facing the region.
July 1, 2020
AfghanistanThe United States has reached an agreement with the Taliban, but significant challenges, such as political power-sharing, the role of Islam, and women’s rights, remain for achieving intra-Afghan peac…
June 29, 2018
Wars and ConflictDevelopments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.
December 7, 2016
Conflict PreventionState fragility poses a significant threat to international security, contributing to conflict onset and relapse, the global refugee crisis, the expansion of extremist groups, and public health emerg…
January 30, 2014
Sub-Saharan AfricaThis is a guest post by Alex Dick-Godfrey, program coordinator, Studies administration for the Council on Foreign Relations Studies program. Even before the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya l…
April 7, 2014
Genocide and Mass AtrocitiesHas the world progressed since 1994 in stopping mass atrocities? Concerted efforts by states, institutions, and NGOs make them less likely, write CFR’s Paul Stares and Anna Feuer.
October 14, 2011
Sub-Saharan AfricaA vendor hawks second-hand mobile phones at the sprawling Kibera slum, one of the largest and poorest slums in Africa, near Kenya's capital Nairobi August 26, 2011. (Noor Khamis/Courtesy Reuters…
September 21, 2010
Capital FlowsAs India's economy continues its strong rebound from the global economic and financial crisis at the same time that the United States faces high unemployment, fears about a double dip recession, and …
September 21, 2010
Capital FlowsMinister Sharma shares his views on India's economy and role in global economic issues, including India's free trade agreements; the rising profile of trade in India's growth story; the U.S.-India ec…