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April 16, 2025

Foreign Policy
CFR Announces Major Gift to Expand International Affairs Fellowship Program

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has received a generous gift from Janine and J. Tomilson Hill in support of CFR’s flagship International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) program. Designed to bridge th…

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.

February 21, 2025

Wachenheim Program on Peace and Security
CFR Receives Major Grant to Launch Wachenheim Program on Peace and Security

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is proud to announce a generous donation from the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation to expand CFR’s work to identify pathways to prevent, mitigate, and end co…

March 10, 2025

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Major Pandemics of the Modern Era

For more than a century, countries have wrestled with how to improve international cooperation in the face of major outbreaks of infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the world to…

May 14, 2025

Asia
What Next for the Trump Effect on Foreign Policy and Foreign Elections?

Parties that are firm with President Trump are reaping major electoral rewards.

USA Elections

September 25, 2024

United States
A Conversation With Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, discusses his role as the nation's doctor, including addressing the loneliness epidemic, the importance of social connection, and combatting …

Play United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.

September 23, 2024

United States
A Conversation With General CQ Brown, Jr.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. reflects on his first year as chairman and discusses his vision for the joint forces over the coming years.  The David A. Morse Lectur…

Play U.S. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr. foregrounds a United States flag at a press conference in Ramstein, Germany.

September 26, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
A Conversation With NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg reflects on his ten years as the secretary general of NATO and what lies ahead for transatlantic relations.   

Play NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he gives a news conference ahead of a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.

August 29, 2024

United Nations
The Role of the UN Secretary-General

The United Nations’ top leadership position has broad authority to steer the organization’s agenda, but its impact has varied widely since 1946.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is escorted by staff at a displaced persons camp in Somalia.

September 6, 2024

United States
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With John C. Williams

John C. Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook for the year ahead. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions o…

Play John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, speaks at a conference in California, U.S.