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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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January 23, 2024
United States
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil
Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history. As FDR’s third-term vice president, and a hero to many progressives, he lost his place o…
October 3, 2022
Foreign Policy
Lessons From History Series: The Legacy of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
In early 1947, Harry Truman announced that the United States would give assistance to countries under threat from authoritarian forces. Later that year, George C. Marshall addressed Harvard Universit…
January 30, 2024
United States
Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War, With Benn Steil
Benn Steil, a senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Henry Wallace might have changed history had he and not Harry Truman succeed…
January 9, 2024
Political History and Theory
New Book Examines the Colorful and Tumultuous Political Career of Henry Wallace
In a new book filled with political drama and intrigue, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Senior Fellow Benn Steil offers the richest and deepest biographical study to date of Henry A. Wallace—a “fa…
February 23, 2024
Ukraine
How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.
Six charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
February 8, 2024
United States
The U.S. Vice President and Foreign Policy
Modern vice presidents can trace much of their political influence to the broad reforms that Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale made to the second-highest elected office in the late 1970s.
April 26, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Is Donald Trump an Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Donald Trump has long criticized U.S. foreign policy. That doesn’t mean he wants America to “come h…
November 20, 2023
India
The Future of the IMEC Hinges on a Stable West Asia
This multi-state project could establish India, instead of China, as the Asian authority on trade. However, Delhi’s track record on economic corridors is mixed.
