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March 8, 2024

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: International Women’s Day

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 2 to March 8.

Women take part in a demonstration to call for gender equality and demand an end to violence against women to mark International Women's Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2024.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

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

January 30, 2024

China
The Future of U.S.-China Relations

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discusses U.S.-China relations and the Biden administration’s policy priorities for the relationship going forward. This event is co-organized by the 21st C…

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Virtual Event by Jake Sullivan, Stephen J. Hadley, and Michael Froman

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…

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Virtual Event by Benn Steil and Michael Froman CFR Fellows' Book Launch

December 22, 2023

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

People walk past an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela.
Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy

November 17, 2023

United States
Campaign Roundup: What Americans Think About China

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: What Americans think about China.

Biden Xi
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 20, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Female Genital Mutilation Protections at Risk of Reversal in Gambia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 14 to October 20.

Gambian women wait to enter a polling station in the capital Banjul to vote in the presidential elections September 22, 2006.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

October 7, 2023

Israel
Virtual Media Briefing: Hamas Attacks on Israel

After the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched attacks from Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared today that Israel is “at war.” Experts from the Council on Foreign Relatio…

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Virtual Event by Steven A. Cook, Martin S. Indyk, Ray Takeyh, Michael Froman, and Michael Froman Middle East Program

September 27, 2023

Health
Academic Webinar: Health Risks of Climate Change

Elizabeth Willetts, planetary health policy director at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, leads the conversation on the health risks of climate change. FASKIANOS: Welcome to today’s d…

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Webinar by Elizabeth Willetts and Irina A. Faskianos Academic and Higher Education Webinars