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May 27, 2009

Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Armed Islamic Group (Algeria, Islamists)

A profile of the Algerian terrorist organization, Armed Islamic Group (GIA).

Backgrounder by Lauren Vriens

May 13, 2009

Human Rights
Troubles Plague UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations was responsible for establishing universal human rights standards, but its image in recent years has been tarnished by the record of its main body charged with safeguarding rights.

Backgrounder by Lauren Vriens

June 23, 2021

Technology and Innovation
When the Microchips Are Down

Silicon chips are in almost all electronics, and access to them can make or break a country’s economic future. Their production relies on complex supply chains, and during the pandemic, the world lea…

Podcast A worker in the photolithography section on a semiconductor plant of the Mikron Group in Zelenograd, Moscow
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Don Clark, Rebecca Heilweil, Ajit Manocha, and David Sacks Why It Matters

June 15, 2021

News Release
CFR to Welcome New Fellows on China, India, and Defense Policy

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will welcome three new fellows to the David Rockefeller Studies Program: Ian Johnson, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, and Lauren Kahn. Ian Johnson will become the…

News Releases

March 8, 2021

China
China's Quest for Self-Reliance in the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan

Despite calls for openness and international cooperation, China's Fourteenth Five-Year Plan's emphasis on achieving "self-reliance" in science and technology shows that China is looking internally to…

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2021.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

February 8, 2021

Economics
Farewell

I am stepping down from my position at the Council of Foreign Relations to take a new job. That, among other things, means that I will not be blogging here for the foreseeable future. I am enormou…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 19, 2021

Russia
Russia

There is no country quite like Russia. Despite having a relatively small economy, it has been able to maintain global influence through a range of unconventional tactics. How has Vladimir Putin playe…

Podcast Photo of the Kremlin in Moscow in the evening.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Jill Dougherty, Stephen Sestanovich, and Angela Stent Why It Matters

January 12, 2021

China
2020 in Review: Chinese Companies Suffer as Global Technology Tensions Intensify

2020 was a difficult year for Chinese tech companies. 2021 won't be any easier.

Flags of China and U.S. are seen near a ByteDance logo.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

January 4, 2021

Social Issues
2020 in Review: The Year Disinformation Went Mainstream

The past year has taught us that disinformation will be one of the most significant and pervasive challenges of the digital era.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is seen testifying remotely via videoconference during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

November 5, 2020

Election 2020
Election Security 2020

In the weeks leading up to the 2020 election, technology firms and the U.S. government took steps to prevent and combat election interference in cyberspace. Nonetheless, there were still a handful of…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are reflected in the plexiglass protecting a TV camera operator from coronavirus as they participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate.
Blog Post by Adam Segal, Connor Fairman, Lauren Dudley, and Maya Villasenor Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program