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January 8, 2025

United States
Young Professionals Briefing: Securing the Future—Navigating Careers in Defense and National Security

Panelists discuss careers in defense and security within the U.S. government and the many forms they can take. The CFR Young Professionals Briefing Series provides an opportunity for those early i…

Play U.S. military personnel stand at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

November 20, 2024

United States
Young Professionals Briefing With CFR Military Fellows

CFR Military Fellows discuss ways their respective branches are meeting the challenges of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, climate change, and an evolving global threat landscape. …

Play CFR's 2024-2025 Military Fellow cohort Nathan M. Colvin, Thomas P. O’Donnell, Tina J. Peña, Todd E. Randolph, and Wilfred Rivera pictured in front of CFR's New York office.

October 31, 2024

Development
RealEcon Welcomes Assistant Administrator Michael Schiffer to discuss USAID Priorities in the Indo-Pacific

Bilateral development assistance has long been an important tool of American leadership. But today it faces budgetary constraints and a number of potentially conflicting objectives, including promoti…

USAID Roundtable at CFR.

February 7, 2025

Trade
The Costs of Tariffs

CFR President and former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman analyzes the potential economic consequences and broader impacts on global trade norms of President Donald Trump’s imposition of tari…

A drone view of trailers parked at Stellantis’s Chrysler Windsor Assembly facility in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 4, 2025. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

January 30, 2025

Ukraine
Defending Ukraine in the Absence of NATO Security Guarantees

A cease-fire deal with Russia will not ensure Ukraine’s long-term security. CFR’s Paul Stares and the Brookings Institution’s Michael O’Hanlon argue for a multilayered defense system that could preve…

Rows of barbed wire and pyramidal anti-tank obstacles in a grassy field.

November 25, 2024

United States
CFR Welcomes Michael Horowitz and Prashant Yadav as Senior Fellows

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome Michael Horowitz and Prashant Yadav to the David Rockefeller Studies Program, CFR’s in-house think tank. As fellows, they will analyze pre…

January 17, 2025

Foreign Policy
The Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire and its Implications

After the Israel-Hamas cease-fire announcement, Steven A. Cook, CFR’s Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, and I discuss its significance and implications.

Supporters and family members of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, hold lit up torches during a protest ahead of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 16, 2025. Shir Torem/Reuters

January 10, 2025

Foreign Policy
The World Trump Will Inherit

Donald Trump will reenter the White House to face a world racked by historic conflicts and humanitarian crises, but the United States, fueled by its economic strength, remains uniquely poised to infl…

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a BRICS Plus meeting in Kazan, Russia, October 2024.

January 31, 2025

Foreign Policy
DeepSeek: Making Sense of the Reaction—and Overreaction

CFR fellows weigh in on the global reaction to the release of Chinese AI model DeepSeek and what it means for U.S.-China competition.

A mobile phone displays the DeepSeek AI assistant app. (Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters)

November 28, 2023

Intelligence
Young Professionals Briefing: Pathways to Service in the Intelligence Community

Panelists discuss their distinguished careers in intelligence and offer advice to young professionals interested in or already pursuing a career in the intelligence space, as well as the challenges c…

Play US President Joe Biden (C) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid (C L), as he tours the Center's Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia.