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March 13, 2023

United Nations
Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay?

Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. The Trump administration sharply reduced funding to some UN agencies, but President Biden has largely reversed…

Article by CFR.org Editors

February 8, 2023

China
Is China’s Huawei a Threat to U.S. National Security?

The Chinese telecommunications company faces accusations that Beijing could use its 5G infrastructure for espionage. The outcome of the struggle could shape the world’s tech landscape for years to co…

A woman in business clothing walks in front of a large screen that displays the red Huawei logo.
Backgrounder by Noah Berman, Lindsay Maizland, and Andrew Chatzky

February 28, 2023

United Nations
The UN Security Council

The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.

Members of the Security Council sit during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.
Backgrounder by CFR Staff

February 13, 2023

China
China's Rising Holdings of U.S. Agency Bonds

China has discovered, once again, that the best alternative to a U.S. Treasury bond is a U.S. Agency bond...

China's Rising Holdings of U.S. Agency Bonds
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 15, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 4-10

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from March 4 to March 10, 2023. 

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition

February 16, 2023

Americas
Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations

Sima Sami Bahous discusses women’s rights in areas of acute crisis and how UN Women is supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women around the world. The Sorensen Distinguished Lecture …

Play Sima Bahous speaking into a mic during a UN Security Council meeting.
Virtual Event by Sima Sami I. Bahous Sorensen Lecture

March 8, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 25-March 3

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 25 to March 3, 2023.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition

December 6, 2022

Religion
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religious Freedom and U.S. National Security

Peter Mandaville, senior advisor for the religion and inclusive societies program at United States Institute of Peace, and Knox Thames, visiting expert at United States Institute of Peace, discuss th…

Play Religious Freedom and U.S. National Security
Webinar by Peter Mandaville and Knox Thames Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

February 27, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 11-17

[This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 11 to February 17, 2023]

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition

February 27, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 18-24

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 18 to February 24, 2023. 

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition