Council on Foreign Relations

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

Climate Change

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised that his administration would make a “historic effort” to reduce long-running racial inequities in health. Tobacco use—the leading cause of p…

Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Middle East and North Africa

The End of Ambition

A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of U.S. national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order.

Book by Steven A. Cook June 3, 2024

Middle East and North Africa

The End of Ambition

Book by Steven A. Cook June 3, 2024

Climate Change

A Conversation With John Kerry

John Kerry discusses his work as U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, the challenges the United States faces, and the Biden administration’s priorities as it continues to address climate chan…

Virtual Event with John F. Kerry and Michael Froman March 1, 2024

Climate Change

A Conversation With John Kerry

Virtual Event with John F. Kerry and Michael Froman March 1, 2024

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June 14, 2019

Nigeria

Distinguished Nigerian Ambassador Elected President of UNGA

On June 4, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) elected Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande its president for the 2019–2020 term. The presidency rotates between representatives of the five regional groups in …

Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

February 12, 2024

Trade

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics with Katherine Tai

Ambassador Katherine Tai discusses the role of trade policy in the global economy, current U.S. trade strategy, and priorities for the WTO Ministerial Conference. The C. Peter McColough Series on …

Katherine Tai is smiling with an American flag in the background.

Virtual Event by Katherine Tai and Michael Froman Renewing America

June 26, 2014

U.S. Foreign Policy

A Conversation with Ambassador Catherine M. Russell

Rachel Vogelstein and Ambassador Catherine M. Russell discuss how the United States can seek to elevate the status of women and girls internationally through its foreign policy agenda.

Event by Catherine M. Russell and Rachel B. Vogelstein Women and Foreign Policy Program

March 21, 2011

Immigration and Migration

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Resigns

Ambassadors Pascual and Sarukhan at a Council on Foreign Relations symposium on U.S.-Mexico relations in November 2010. On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual resigned from his post. …

Ambassador Pascual and Sarukhan at a Council on Foreign Relations symposium in November 2010.

Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

June 2, 2020

United Kingdom

The State of the Special Relationship, With Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce DCMG

Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, the British ambassador to the United States, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S.-UK relations, Britain’s post-Brexit foreign policy, and the merits of multilateral…

British Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce talks with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley after the third draft resolution to create a new inquiry to find blame for the chemical weapons attack last week in Douma, Syria.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Karen Pierce The President’s Inbox