Council on Foreign Relations

How the U.S. Patrols Its Borders

President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham, Claire Felter and Zachary Laub March 26, 2021

United States

How the U.S. Patrols Its Borders

President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham, Claire Felter and Zachary Laub March 26, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

What Is the World Doing to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines?

Only a year after the new coronavirus emerged, the first vaccines to protect against it are being administered. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new virus strains are all presenting hurdles.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter March 1, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

What Is the World Doing to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines?

Backgrounder by Claire Felter March 1, 2021

Economics

The CARES Act: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness

Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at University of Michigan, leads a conversation on the new U.S. stimulus bill and how it will shape U.S. economic competitiveness.

Virtual Event with Betsey Stevenson March 24, 2021 State and Local Conference Calls and Webinars

Economics

The CARES Act: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness

Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at University of Michigan, leads a conversation on the new U.S. stimulus bill and how it will shape U.S. economic competitiveness.

Virtual Event with Betsey Stevenson March 24, 2021 State and Local Conference Calls and Webinars

Economics

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Kristalina Georgieva

Ahead of the annual IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, please join IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a discussion of the economic outlook in the post-pandemic world and the actions needed to drive the recovery. Please note that the meeting will begin with a prerecorded address by the IMF Managing Director, followed by live conversation. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Virtual Event with Kristalina Georgieva March 30, 2021 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

Economics

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Kristalina Georgieva

Virtual Event with Kristalina Georgieva March 30, 2021 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

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January 19, 2018

Russia

Containing Russia

The United States has failed to elevate Russia’s intervention in U.S. elections to the national priority that it is, and it has neglected to respond to it in a way sufficient to deter future attacks,…

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon U.S. Foreign Policy Program

November 14, 2016

Israel

Repairing the U.S.-Israel Relationship

The U.S. relationship with Israel is in trouble. Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon offer six core policy proposals to repair, redefine, and invigorate the partnership.

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon U.S. Foreign Policy Program

April 2, 2007

Immigration and Migration

The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration

Overview Immigration reform is one of the most divisive issues confronting U.S. policymakers. The rise in the number of illegal immigrants in the United States over the past ten years—from five…

Council Special Report by Gordon H. Hanson Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

May 16, 2005

Middle East and North Africa

A New Beginning

Overview Focus group research in Morocco, Egypt, and Indonesia has shown that it is possible to improve the image of the United States in the Muslim world. Although many Muslims are angry at wh…

Council Special Report by Craig Charney and Nicole Yakatan

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Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Richard A. Falkenrath

Senior Fellow for National Security

Jon A. Eberlan

Military Fellow, U.S. Air Force

Charles A. Kupchan

Senior Fellow

Scott A. Snyder

Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy

Sheila A. Smith

Senior Fellow for Japan Studies

Steven A. Cook

Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars

A. Michael Spence

Distinguished Visiting Fellow