September 10, 2019
United StatesSenator Durbin discusses the U.S. role in the world, countering historic and current strains of American isolationism, and the importance and benefit of continued global engagement.
October 17, 2019
SyriaPresident Trump’s abandonment of the Kurds reinforced already existing doubts in the region and around the world that the United States remains a reliable ally.
September 13, 2019
Climate ChangeWhat happens within a country can no longer be considered its concern alone in a global age.
September 13, 2019
United StatesDiplomacy could well come to occupy center stage for a president who relishes summitry.
February 19, 2019
Refugees and Displaced PersonsTeaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on No Refuge by Anne Richards.
August 14, 2019
PakistanA turn toward Pakistan and away from India, as well as a race for the exits from Afghanistan, would be unwise.
July 17, 2019
AsiaWe may well come to look back on this moment as the time in which Asia began to come apart.
November 6, 2019
Election 2020The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is now live. The Iowa caucuses, the formal start of the presidential nominating process, are just three months away. Given that elections matter for U.S. f…
November 1, 2019
International OrganizationsThe International Monetary Fund, both criticized and lauded for its efforts to promote financial stability, continues to find itself at the forefront of global economic crisis management.
October 24, 2019
News ReleaseWhy It Matters, a new podcast from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), tells the stories behind the most compelling—and least understood—questions shaping the world and explains how these issues …