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April 12, 2024

China
China’s New Currency Peg

The peg that shall not be named, and all the trouble that creates.

China’s New Currency Peg
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

September 26, 2006

Rule of Law
Brazil’s Powerful Prison Gang

Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a Brazilian prison gang, staged a series of attacks in May that paralyzed the city of Sao Paulo. Subsequent waves of violence have raised concerns about the organiz…

Backgrounder by Stephanie Hanson

December 22, 2023

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: December 22, 2023

Major AI training database contains CSAM; EU opens investigation into X/Twitter; New NSA director confirmed; AlphV ransomware gang compromised by FBI and DOJ; hacktivists target Iranian gas stations…

People wait at a gas station during gas station disruption in Tehran, Iran on December 18, 2023
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

April 16, 2024

Iran
Virtual Media Briefing: Iran's Attack on Israel and the Threat of Escalation

CFR experts discuss Iran’s attack on Israel and the escalation of the conflict. FROMAN: Well, thanks very much. Thanks, everybody, for joining. And thank you to our six senior fellows here who’ve …

Play A view of Ashkelon, Israel as an anti-missile system operates after Iran launches drones and missiles towards Israel.
Virtual Event by Elliott Abrams, Max Boot, Steven A. Cook, Michael Froman, Martin S. Indyk, Linda Robinson, and Ray Takeyh Middle East Program

June 22, 2016

Cybersecurity
California’s Gangs Go Digital and Global

Robert Muggah is co-founder and research director of the SecDev Foundation and the Igarapé Institute. He is co-editor of a new volume entitled Open Empowerment: From Digital Protest to Cyberwar that …

CFR Cyber Net Politics
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

March 29, 2024

Climate Change
Carbon Dioxide Removal: Can It Be Effective?

Governments and companies are embracing new emissions-reducing technologies that pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. But it is uncertain whether this can work at the scale and in the time nece…

A yellow-vested man walks out of a silver dome into dark, rocky terrain.
Expert Brief by Alice C. Hill Energy Security and Climate Change Program

February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

March 11, 2024

Mexico
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: From Peril to Partnership by Paul J. Angelo

In From Peril to Partnership, using case studies of Colombia and Mexico, Paul Angelo evaluates the efficacy of U.S. security assistance and the necessary conditions and stakeholders in partner nation…

Play Colombian President Gustavo Petro (R) shake hands with his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Event by Paul J. Angelo and Shannon K. O'Neil CFR Fellows' Book Launch