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.
November 18, 2019
Nuclear WeaponsWe are entering a new and dangerous period of nuclear competition.
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.
December 12, 2019
United StatesAnniversaries mark the passage of time, recall our triumphs, and honor our losses. Two thousand nineteen witnessed many significant anniversaries: the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Versa…
December 11, 2019
TradeIn the history of the domestic politics of trade, the breakthrough announced this week on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a genuine milestone. Following intensive negotiations—in…
February 19, 2019
Refugees and Displaced PersonsTeaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on No Refuge by Anne Richards.
December 5, 2019
News ReleaseThe Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has released World101, a free online course that explains the fundamentals of international relations and foreign policy. Using multimedia storytelling, World10…
December 5, 2019
U.S. Foreign PolicyA new survey commissioned from Gallup by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the National Geographic Society (NGS) finds that adult Americans exhibit gaps in their knowledge about geography an…
December 3, 2019
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)As NATO readies for what some believe is a new Cold War with Russia, the seventy-year-old alliance struggles to manage widening internal divisions.
September 13, 2019
Climate ChangeWhat happens within a country can no longer be considered its concern alone in a global age.
