October 3, 2019
Food and Water SecurityFor a precarious global agricultural system with powerful feedback loops, business as usual means widespread hunger and embedded systemic risk.
August 19, 2019
IranThe Trump administration’s nonresponse to Iranian aggression has sent an unmistakable message.
November 14, 2018
Financial MarketsIf an expert committee makes the wrong call on Thursday, there is a disquieting possibility that the cliff may be in sight.
October 28, 2019
United StatesPanelists discuss the prospect of an inclusive internet, how the technology industry is reaching and interacting with developing countries, and the policy implications of a connected world. HAMMER…
October 18, 2019
DemocracyCFR's annual Back-to-School Event celebrated the tenth anniversary of The World Next Week podcast with James M. Lindsay, Robert McMahon, and Deborah S. Amos.
December 26, 2017
AmericasIn 2018, nearly two out of every three Latin Americans will head to the polls to elect new leaders, and the fight against corruption will be high on their agenda. The surge to throw the bums out coul…
April 19, 2017
IndonesiaThe rise of hard-line identity politics at the center of Jakarta’s gubernatorial election raises questions about Indonesia’s reputation for tolerance.
February 24, 2017
AsiaBetween 1961 and 1973, in a civil war in the tiny Southeast Asian country of Laos, the Central Intelligence Agency oversaw a massive paramilitary operation. CIA operatives, working with the U.S. emba…
December 15, 2016
AmericasHalf of the eighteen nations of Central and South America will hold presidential elections over the next two years.[1] The number of elections is not unprecedented, but the degree of uncertainty is, …
January 19, 2017
IranWhat is behind Iran’s latest seizures of expatriates visiting from the United States? An insecure regime fearful of close ties with the West.