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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 23, 2018
South Africa
President Trump Gets South African Land Reform Wrong
President Trump tweeted on August 22 that he has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures” and the “large scale killing of farmers.” In his tweet, the president quoted Fox News host Tucker Carlson that “South African government is now seizing land from white farmers.”
January 17, 2014
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: NSA Reforms, CIA Drone Strikes, and Benghazi
“Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-28: Signals Intelligence Activities,” White House, January 17, 2014. When the United States collects nonpublicly available signals intelligence in bulk, it shall u…
December 4, 2017
Influence Campaigns and Disinformation
Live Today: A Conversation with Richard Burr
Today, the Council on Foreign Relations is hosting a conversation with Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Senator Burr will discuss Russia's cyber capabili…
August 6, 2021
Global
Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Actual World Events
Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films inspired by reality.
March 22, 2017
Arctic
U.S. Should Increase Its Strategic Commitment to the Arctic, Says CFR Task Force
“The United States, through Alaska, is a significant Arctic nation with strategic, economic, and scientific interests,” asserts a new Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored (CFR) Independent Task For…