Council on Foreign Relations

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

Governments and researchers have been working with an extremely ambitious timetable to provide billions of people with immunity to the new coronavirus. Now, the first vaccines are being distributed, spurring hope that the pandemic’s end is in sight.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter December 21, 2020

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

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

Backgrounder by Claire Felter December 21, 2020

World Order

The World: A Brief Introduction

Providing readers with the essential background and building blocks necessary to make sense of this complicated and interconnected world, The World focuses on crucial history, what makes each region of the world tick, the many challenges that globalization presents, and the most influential countries, events, and ideas that shape the world and in turn shape our lives.

Teaching Notes by Richard N. Haass May 12, 2020

World Order

The World: A Brief Introduction

Teaching Notes by Richard N. Haass May 12, 2020

European Union

The Final Days of Brexit Negotiations

Panelists discuss the latest developments in Brexit negotiations, including the main points of contention among the parties, prospect of a deal before December 31, and implications for the private sector.

Virtual Event by Jennifer Hillman and Matthias Matthijs December 22, 2020

European Union

The Final Days of Brexit Negotiations

Virtual Event by Jennifer Hillman and Matthias Matthijs December 22, 2020

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December 15, 2020

Nigeria

CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series Guest Event With John Campbell

John Campbell discusses his new book, Nigeria and the Nation-State. Nigeria is Africa's largest economy and is projected to be the third most populous country in the world by 2050, yet its democratic…

People crowd on a road near Balogun market to shop, a day before Christmas in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos

Virtual Event by John Campbell CFR Fellows' Book Launch

October 22, 2020

Wars and Conflict

John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture With Margaret MacMillan

Historian and author Margaret MacMillan discusses her new book War: How Conflict Shaped Us, including the evolution and intricacies of warfare as well as how war has influenced humanity and society o…

Image of Margaret MacMillan looking to her right, in a brown coat and pink scarf

Virtual Event by Margaret MacMillan John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture

January 7, 2021

Mexico

Discussion of Whitney Museum Exhibition: Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art

The Council on Foreign Relations and the Whitney Museum of American Art invite you to join our panelists for a discussion of Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, currently on view a…

People look at art at the press preview of "Vida Americana: Mexican muralists remake American art, 1925-1945", that brings together 200 works by 60 American and Mexican artists at the Whitney Museum, in New York on Febuary 11, 2020.

Virtual Event by Jorge G. Castañeda, Barbara Haskell, and Marcela Guerrero

January 6, 2021

Transition 2021

Transition 2021 Series: The First 100 Days and Beyond

Richard Haass and David Rubenstein discuss the most pressing foreign policy challenges to greet the Biden administration, including U.S.-China relations, cybersecurity, climate change, nuclear prolif…

Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes.

Virtual Event by Richard N. Haass

November 30, 2020

Europe

The Future of Europe

Panelists discuss the multiple challenges facing Europe today, including the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit, continued threats of nationalism, Russian inf…

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier leaves Brexit talks in London

Virtual Event by Anna Grzymala-Busse, Wolfgang Ischinger, and Mary Elise Sarotte

July 28, 2020

CFR Master Class Series With John Campbell

Please join John Campbell for a discussion on Nigeria, its history, colonial legacy, and strategic importance to the United States. Ambassador Campbell argues that Nigeria is the African country o…

Virtual Event by John Campbell CFR Master Class

November 19, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Virtual Roundtable: Preparing Democracies for Pandemics

The coronavirus pandemic has not been an advertisement for the healthy effects of democracy. There have been some notable success stories among democracies, but it is also true that nine out of the t…

A medical worker wearing a protective suit and face shield carries out tests at the Biogenix Laboratories, which performs COVID-19 detection tests, in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.

Webinar by John Gerring and Ilona Kickbusch

November 20, 2020

European Union

A Conversation With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission

President von der Leyen discusses her vision for a new transatlantic agenda, prospects for cooperation between the European Union and the United States, and the future of multilateralism.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference

Virtual Event by Ursula von der Leyen

November 17, 2020

Palestinian Territories

A Conversation With Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of the Palestinian Authority

Prime Minister Shtayyeh discusses the Palestinian Authority’s relations with the United States, its security and economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the broader Middle East peace process.