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May 23, 2005

United States
The Opportunity: America’s Moment to Alter History’s Course

May 23, 2005— In his new book, The Opportunity, Council President Richard N. Haass describes an unprecedented moment in which the United States has a chance to bring about a world where most people a…

May 8, 2024

RealEcon
In Economic Security, Trade-Offs Abound

Policymakers face complex cost-benefit considerations when intervening in the market to mitigate perceived risks, from climate change to competition with China.

(L-R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Primer Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for the family photo during a visit to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023.

December 18, 2023

Technology and Innovation
To Protect Democracy in the Deepfake Era, We Need to Bring in the Voices of Those Defending it at the Frontlines

Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to alter and generate content online. As development of AI continues, societies and policymakers need to ensure that it incorporates fundamental human rig…

Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, waits to give his speech against the Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access oil pipeline during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

May 7, 2024

Election 2024
Guarding the Ballot: Addressing Foreign Disinformation and Election Interference

Panelists discuss the escalating threat of foreign disinformation and other forms of election interference and what the United States and its allies can do to combat this risk.  This meeting part …

Play An American voter casts a ballot at an election booth.

April 3, 2007

Nigeria
Nigeria’s April Elections Will Alter Trajectory of Democracy in Nigeria and Africa, Says CFR Report

“For policymakers everywhere, Nigeria should be the central African question. No country’s fate is so decisive for the continent. No other country across a range of issues has the power so thoroughly…

March 25, 2024

China
China’s Marriage Rate Bounces Back After Covid—But Only Temporarily

An uptick in the number of new marriages in 2023 is likely a only temporary blip rather than a long-term change from China's steady transition to a rapidly aging society.

A couple holding marriage certificates poses for a photo outside a registry office of marriage in Beijing, China.

February 12, 2024

Indonesia
Indonesia’s Presidential Election: The Old Guard Faces the New

The February 14 election marks a potential turning point in Southeast Asia’s most powerful state, likely determining its future relations with China and the United States, and the fate of the country…

November 28, 2023

Renewing America
Beyond the SCIF: A Conversation on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Reform

Panelists discuss Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform, including congressional reauthorization of Section 702, which is set to expire at the end of 2023, and the future of surveillanc…

Play A surveillance camera is seen in front of The U.S. Capitol building.

January 16, 2024

Ukraine
How the Drone War in Ukraine Is Transforming Conflict

Drone technology has been used extensively in twenty-first-century armed conflict, but the Russia-Ukraine war is driving innovations in autonomous warfare not seen on other battlefields.  

A man in camo releases a drone into the sky.