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 April 12, 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 April 12, 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 April 27, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

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

Backgrounder by Claire Felter April 27, 2021

Human Trafficking

New Council Special Report "Ending Human Trafficking in the Twenty-First Century"

Human trafficking bolsters abusive regimes and criminal groups, weakens global supply chains, fuels corruption, and undermines good governance. Jamille Bigio and Rachel B. Vogelstein urge the United States to increase investment in anti-trafficking measures.

Council Special Report by Jamille Bigio and Rachel B. Vogelstein June 10, 2021 Women and Foreign Policy Program

Human Trafficking

New Council Special Report "Ending Human Trafficking in the Twenty-First Century"

Council Special Report by Jamille Bigio and Rachel B. Vogelstein June 10, 2021 Women and Foreign Policy Program

New Zealand

Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses the future of New Zealand's foreign policy and lessons learned from the country's response to COVID-19 and reopening. This meeting kicks off the 2021 Virtual National Conference and is open to all CFR members. The National Conference is underwritten by a generous gift given in memory of Peter E. Haas from the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund. Inaugurated in 1969, the Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture was named for Russell C. Leffingwell, a charter member of the Council who served as its president from 1944 to 1946 and as its chairman from 1946 to 1953. The lecture is given by distinguished foreign officials, who are invited to address Council members on a topic of major international significance.

Virtual Event with The Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern June 16, 2021

New Zealand

Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

Virtual Event with The Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern June 16, 2021

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May 16, 2014

Infrastructure

U.S. Broadband Policy and Competitiveness

With the economic benefits of broadband access rising, experts continue to debate how U.S. digital infrastructure compares to its international peers.

Backgrounder by Steven J. Markovich Renewing America

May 23, 2013

Drones

Targeted Killings

Targeted killings, especially those conducted by drone strikes, have become a central component of U.S. counterterrorism operations around the globe.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters

February 2, 2016

Elections and Voting

The Caucus System in the U.S. Presidential Nominating Process

Party caucuses, which date to the 1800s, have declined in importance but they could be decisive in choosing the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate.

Backgrounder by Joanna Klonsky

November 2, 2010

Defense and Security

U.S. Drone Activities in Pakistan

The reliance on unmanned drones to target terror suspects in Pakistan has been quietly lauded by U.S. officials. But the covert program, which has so far gotten little public scrutiny, is facing moun…

Backgrounder by Greg Bruno

December 29, 2011

Russia

Reassessing the Jackson-Vanik Amendment

Experts say graduating Russia from Cold War-era legislation linked to emigration and trade would be a step toward warming relations with Moscow.

Backgrounder by Julie Ginsberg

August 23, 2005

Iraq

IRAQ: Insurgency Flare-up

This publication is now archived. Why has the Iraqi insurgency flared up again?It was never completely stamped out, experts say, and Sunni and Shiite insurgents have used anti-U.S. sentiment and disc…

Backgrounder by Esther Pan