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October 21, 2020

Trade
Academic Webinar: International Trade Policy

Council on Foreign Relations 10/21/2020 Academic Webinar: International Trade Policy

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Conference Call by Renee Bowen and Jennifer Hillman Academic and Higher Education Webinars and Conference Calls

October 16, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: What to Do About Afghanistan?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: how Donald Trump and Joe Biden say the United States should deal with Afghanistan

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

October 2, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: President Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Provides an October Surprise

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: The news that President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus injects new uncertainty into Elec…

President Donald Trump walks outside the White House.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 8, 2020

Women and Women's Rights
Let’s Make Women’s Power Culturally Acceptable

Twenty-five years ago this month, delegates from 189 countries descended on Beijing to participate in the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women. At the conclusion of the summit, years of a…

Fourth World Conference on Women
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

September 3, 2020

World Trade Organization (WTO)
What to Know About the Race to Lead the WTO

World Trade Organization members are in the process of selecting a new leader, who will be charged with steering the WTO at a critical moment for the future of international trade.

A picture shows the empty seat and desk of the World Trade Organization director-general prior to a general council in Geneva.
by Jennifer Hillman Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

August 13, 2020

News Release
CFR Welcomes New Fellows on Global Health and on China

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes three new fellows to the David Rockefeller Studies Program: Luciana Borio, Julian Gewirtz, and Jennifer Nuzzo.     Luciana Borio will join as senior …

News Releases

July 29, 2020

Elections and Voting
Virtual Meeting: Protecting U.S. Elections

Panelists discuss threats to conducting a fair U.S. presidential election in November, including foreign interference, voter suppression, and the health risks of voting in-person during the COVID-19 …

Play Voters stand in voting booths while casting ballots in the New Hampshire U.S. presidential primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Event by Robert K. Knake, Jennifer Morrell, Nathaniel Persily, and David Shimer

July 29, 2020

World Trade Organization (WTO)
The United States Needs a Reformed WTO Now

Jennifer Hillman, CFR senior fellow for trade and international political economy, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. She analyzed the current state of the World Trade Organizatio…

World Trade Organization
Testimony by Jennifer Hillman Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

July 27, 2020

Education
How Countries Are Reopening Schools During the Pandemic

Educators worldwide are facing the agonizing decision of whether to resume in-person instruction while there’s still no cure for the new coronavirus. Countries including Denmark, India, and Kenya are…

A student wearing a protective face mask makes a presentation behind a plastic sheet during an English class at Takanedai Daisan Elementary School in Funabashi, Japan, on July 16, 2020.
Backgrounder by Claire Felter and Lindsay Maizland

July 23, 2020

Americas
Mexican Migration Could Be the First Crisis of 2021

The pandemic has worsened all the factors driving migrants north, not least from Mexico.

Mexican migrants deported from the U.S. are pictured at Paso del Norte International Border bridge after the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential travel over their shared border to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 21, 2020.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America's Moment