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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 7, 2024
Women and Women's Rights
Abortion Law: Global Comparisons
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost fifty years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in th…
March 14, 2024
Education
2024 College and University Educators Workshop
The goal of the workshop is to find new ways for college and university educators to encourage their students to learn about international relations and the role of the United States in the world. It…
December 19, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
The Laws of Armed Conflict and Ethics in the Israel-Hamas War
As military operations resume in Gaza, panelists analyze the application of the laws of armed conflict, ethical and moral considerations, and the complexity of applying these principles in the contex…
April 16, 2024
United States
Is Rising Student Debt Harming the U.S. Economy?
Higher education provides students many socioeconomic benefits and increases the global competitiveness of the United States, but mounting student loan debt has sparked a debate over federal lending …
April 11, 2024
Military Operations
Protecting U.S. Waterways, Coastlines, and Maritime Infrastructure
Eric Doucette, captain in the U.S. Coast Guard and visiting military fellow at CFR, discusses the primary missions of the coast guard including disaster management, protecting U.S. ports and shorelin…
November 13, 2023
Human Rights
Virtual Media Briefing: International Law and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Council on Foreign Relations hosts experts to discuss recent developments on the humanitarian crisis and to analyze the laws of war and human rights in Gaza.
October 19, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War
Hamas’s attack on Israel and the ensuing war in the Gaza Strip raise a host of questions about the combatants’ legal obligations.
October 31, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Laws of War, With Matthew Waxman
Matthew Waxman, adjunct senior fellow for law and foreign policy at CFR and the Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the laws of warfare …
April 24, 2024
Cuba
U.S.-Cuba Relations
Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bi…
April 3, 2024
United States
What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?
The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role…
