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

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Renewing America Series: Reskilling and the Future of Work Post-Pandemic

Panelists discuss the changing nature of America’s workforce and the urgency to reskill workers exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including issues around automation, labor markets, and the future of remote work. CFR’s Renewing America initiative shines a spotlight on the domestic underpinnings of U.S. competitiveness to find ways to raise living standards at home and bolster American international influence. Check out the CFR Independent Task Force Report, The Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, and U.S. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century.

Virtual Event with James Manyika and Penny Pritzker April 28, 2021

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Renewing America Series: Reskilling and the Future of Work Post-Pandemic

Virtual Event with James Manyika and Penny Pritzker April 28, 2021

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March 25, 2021

Middle East and North Africa

Major Power Rivalry in the Middle East

Great power competition is altering the prospects for managing conflicts in the Middle East. As policymakers rethink the United States’ role in the region, they should avoid the kind of strategic err…

The skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is seen from the desert.

Report by Steven A. Cook Center for Preventive Action

May 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Challenges of Global Governance Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Representatives from the Council of Councils institutes discuss COVID-19 and its effects on global governance.

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe-shaped public garden, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Algiers, Algeria, on March 23, 2020.

Report by Tom Bernes, Lars Brozus, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, Ari Heistein, Ettore Greco, Patrycja Sasnal, Igor Yurgens, Sergey Kulik, Yarik Turianskyi, Steven Gruzd, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Neuma Grobbelaar, Selim Yenel, Carlos Javier Regazzoni, Chen Dongxiao, Lu Chuanying, Kriti Kapur, Shoba Suri, Philips Vermonte, Yose Rizal Damuri, Shafiah Muhibat, and Mely Caballero-Anthony International Institutions and Global Governance Program

September 8, 2009

Economic Crises

The Gloomy Prospects for World Growth

Overview In this Center for Geoeconomic Studies Working Paper, Steven Dunaway argues that the outlook for recovery and growth in the world economy at this juncture appears rather gloomy. Lasting a…

Report by Steven Dunaway Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

September 11, 2007

Iraq

CFR Fellows Respond to Iraq Testimony

Following congressional testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, the top two U.S. officials in Iraq, six CFR experts offered their own insights. Peter Beinart: Decision …

Report by Peter Beinart, Max Boot, Charles A. Kupchan, Vali R. Nasr, Steven A. Cook, and Stephen Biddle

November 17, 1999

Trade

Who Decides? Congress and the Debate Over Trade Policy in 1934 and 1974

Introduction Governor Adlai E. Stevenson thought trade policy was boring; he once described it as one field where the greatest need is for fresh clichés. He had a point. In the long period that th…

Report by Susan Ariel Aaronson