Council on Foreign Relations

How the U.S. Patrols Its Borders

President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham, Claire Felter and Zachary Laub April 12, 2021

United States

How the U.S. Patrols Its Borders

President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham, Claire Felter and Zachary Laub April 12, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

What Is the World Doing to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines?

Only a year after the new coronavirus emerged, the first vaccines to protect against it are being administered. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new virus strains are all presenting hurdles.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter April 27, 2021

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

What Is the World Doing to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines?

Backgrounder by Claire Felter April 27, 2021

Latin America

Transition 2021 Series: The U.S. Approach to Latin America and the Caribbean

Panelists discuss how the Biden administration will approach relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, including issues pertaining to trade, migration, climate, and challenges to democratic governance. The Transition 2021 series examines the major foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration.

Virtual Event with Paul J. Angelo, Mauricio Mesquita Moreira and Celina Realuyo May 3, 2021

Latin America

Transition 2021 Series: The U.S. Approach to Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual Event with Paul J. Angelo, Mauricio Mesquita Moreira and Celina Realuyo May 3, 2021

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February 26, 2004

Defense Technology

Nonlethal Weapons and Capabilities

Integrating nonlethal weapons (NLW) more widely into the U.S. Army and Marine Corps could have reduced damage, saved lives, and helped limit the widespread looting and sabotage that occurred after th…

Task Force Report by Paul X. Kelley, Graham T. Allison, and Richard L. Garwin

January 1, 1997

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament

A New U.S. Policy Toward India and Pakistan

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The chairman and director of the Task Force would like to acknowledge Michael Dunn for his assistance in organizing this project; Mary Richards for her administrative help throughout…

Task Force Report by Gideon Rose