The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the killing of the U.S. ambassador may be "the first salvo" of a civil war in the country, says CFR’s Isobel Coleman.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discusses the importance of bilateral and multilateral security efforts with CFR’s James M. Lindsay.

Isobel Coleman, Director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, discusses new initiatives announced by President Obama in support of the democratic tra…

Egyptians’ first free presidential election is a test of the power of Islamist parties, and the new president will shape the country’s future by helping craft a new constitution as well as a new rela…

The winner of the 2012 U.S. presidential election will have to address shifting priorities and maintain the relevancy and impact of U.S. foreign aid as government assistance is dwarfed by other forms…