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September 24, 2024

United States
Accelerating Solutions at the Intersection of Climate Change and Food Security

Panelists discuss the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a 5-year joint initiative launched in 2021 and co-led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, and the im…

Play Tea harvesting staff collect tea leaves as a draught causes a diminished harvest on a plantation in Jiayi, Taiwan
Event by Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Mariam Almheiri, Elizabeth M. Cousens, Andrew Steer, Thomas J. Vilsack, Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, and Michael Froman

September 18, 2024

Infrastructure
Reporting on Infrastructure Investment

Heidi Crebo-Rediker, adjunct senior fellow in the Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR, discusses the state of American infrastructure since the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act…

Play Florida Keys Overseas Highway (Reuters Connect)
Virtual Event by Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Wesley Muller, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

May 30, 2024

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Climate Change and Public Health Policy

David Fidler, senior fellow for global health and cybersecurity at CFR, discusses the factors shaping U.S. health and climate policy included in his Council Special Report, A New U.S. Foreign Policy …

Play Haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires shroud skies over Washington
Webinar by David P. Fidler, Penelope Overton, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

September 25, 2024

Barbados
Blueprints for a Greener Tomorrow: A Conversation With Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados

Despite contributing less than 0.01% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country of Barbados faces dangerous vulnerabilities due to climate change. Prime Minister Mia Mottley discusses the need t…

Play Barbados's Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaks during the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Virtual Event by Mia Amor Mottley and Rajiv J. Shah

June 27, 2024

Kenya
A Sea Change in Kenya

Kenya's protests mark a generational revolution in the country's politics.

Protesters react after police use teargas to disperse them during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 20, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

August 26, 2024

Politics and Government
The Changing Role of Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Conventions

The quadrennial U.S. presidential nominating conventions often focus on domestic themes. But they have at times been flavored by global economic concerns and national security threats, offering compe…

Timeline by Jonathan Masters, Kevin Lizarazo, and Jeremy Sherlick

July 8, 2024

Iran
What Could Change Under Iran’s New ‘Reformist’ President?

President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned as a moderate regarding issues such as the hijab law and nuclear negotiations, but the regime is unlikely to allow any sweeping changes.

Someone holds a poster of President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian above a crowd of his supporters
Expert Brief by Ray Takeyh Middle East Program

September 19, 2024

United Nations
What Is the UN General Assembly?

The General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders annually. Its 2024 meeting is expected to emphasize climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the wars in the Gaza Strip…

A large UNGA sign is photographed in front of the United Nations buildings.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

February 20, 2024

Ukraine
Year Three of the Ukraine War, With Miriam Elder and Carla Anne Robbins

Miriam Elder, the Edward R. Murrow press fellow at CFR, and Carla Anne Robbins, a senior fellow at CFR and co-host of CFR’s The World Next Week podcast, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss wher…

Podcast A Ukrainian prisoner of war reacts after a swap at an unknown location in Ukraine on January 31, 2024.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay, Miriam Elder, and Carla Anne Robbins The President’s Inbox

September 20, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

Military experience gained fighting in Syria’s civil war and generous support from Iran have made the Shiite militant group a formidable foe for Israel. But at the same time, its political clout amon…

A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson