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.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 21, 2025 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.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 21, 2025 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…

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

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

Asia

Is ASEAN Leaving the U.S. Behind on Trade?

China, Japan, South Korea—and the ten states that make up the regional organization called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)—issued a statement on Monday that raised the eyebrows of …

by Rebecca Patterson, Brad W. Setser and Joshua Kurlantzick May 6, 2025

Asia

Is ASEAN Leaving the U.S. Behind on Trade?

by Rebecca Patterson, Brad W. Setser and Joshua Kurlantzick May 6, 2025

Global Governance

Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: The Arts and Global Engagement

Panelists discuss how the arts and cultural institutions influence and reflect global affairs, shaping public diplomacy, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and contributing to the broader object…

Virtual Event with Glenn D. Lowry, Daniel H. Weiss and Elaine F. Sciolino May 7, 2025

Global Governance

Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: The Arts and Global Engagement

Virtual Event with Glenn D. Lowry, Daniel H. Weiss and Elaine F. Sciolino May 7, 2025

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April 17, 2025

Tanzania

Tanzania’s Election Will Deepen Cynicism About Democracy

President Samia’s quest for a mandate may lead to a pyrrhic victory.

Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of Chadema party Tundu Lissu is escorted as he walks at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on April 10, 2025.

Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

April 1, 2021

Tanzania

Interview: Tundu Lissu on Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the Role of the West in Democratization

Tundu Lissu, in an interview, comments on expectations for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, a Zanzibar native who was sworn in following former President John Magufuli’s death as Tanzania’s sixth—and first female—president.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honor after being sworn in as president.

Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition Africa in Transition

December 6, 2024

Sexual Violence

Women This Week: New UN Report Finds Women Most At-Risk of Violence in Their Own Homes

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 23 to December 6.