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January 24, 2025

Ukraine
The Art of a Good Deal: Ukraine’s Strategic Economic Opportunity for the United States

As President Donald Trump pursues a quick end to the war in Ukraine, he should recognize that maximizing Ukraine's security in any negotiated settlement is in the long-term economic interests of the …

A FPV drone with a portable grenade launcher was seen during a test flight by Ukrainian servicemen near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters/Stringer
Article by Heidi Crebo-Rediker

January 23, 2025

Ukraine
Partners in Peacemaking: How the United States and Europe Can End the War in Ukraine

It would be easy for President Donald Trump to exclude his European counterparts from peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But involving European partners is necessary to secure a better dea…

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Article by Liana Fix

January 21, 2025

Somalia
Somaliland: The Horn of Africa’s Breakaway State

The would-be independent state stands in contrast to Somalia as a place of relative stability, and despite its lack of international recognition, Somaliland continues to push its own foreign policy.

A statue of a hand painted in the colors of Somaliland's flag holds a map of the territory.
Backgrounder by Mariel Ferragamo and Claire Klobucista

December 9, 2024

United States
A Conversation With USAID Administrator Samantha Power: Building Economic Resilience and Advancing Economic Statecraft

In response to new fractures and flashpoints in the global economy and heightened strategic competition, the United States and countries around the world are recalibrating their approaches to economi…

Play U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power speaks atop the Council on Foreign Relation stage.
Virtual Event by Samantha Power and Michael Froman

October 31, 2024

Development
RealEcon Welcomes Assistant Administrator Michael Schiffer to discuss USAID Priorities in the Indo-Pacific

Bilateral development assistance has long been an important tool of American leadership. But today it faces budgetary constraints and a number of potentially conflicting objectives, including promoti…

USAID Roundtable at CFR.
Article

January 7, 2025

Human Rights
Why Amnesty International Suspended Its Israel Branch

The Israel Branch of Amnesty International has been suspended by Amnesty's top brass for the crime of asserting Amnesty's calumnies against Israel are false.

Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

December 20, 2024

Philippines
The Philippines Bounces Between China and the United States—and Could Get Burnt by Both

The Philippines risks losing strategically and economically by oscillating between the United States and China— without securing lasting benefits from either.

Philippine President Marcos wears a black suit while he sits with U.S. President Biden, who wears a black suit.
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick and Abigail McGowan Asia Unbound

September 23, 2024

United States
A Conversation With International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol

Dr. Fatih Birol has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 2015. He has overseen a comprehensive modernization program making the agency the global hub for clean …

Play atih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium.
Virtual Event by Fatih Birol, Carolyn Kissane, and Michael Froman

December 17, 2024

Religion
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Pope and International Relations

Peter Casarella, professor of theology at Duke Divinity School, and Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, discuss the geopolitical and cultural in…

Play Pope Francis is presented with a colorful cake to celebrate his 88th birthday on a plane.
Webinar by Peter Casarella, Cecilia González-Andrieu, and Irina A. Faskianos Religion and Foreign Policy Series

November 19, 2024

Nigeria
Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious Freedom

Dr. Stephen Schneck, Chairperson of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Vice Chair Eric Ueland, Commissioner Mohamed Elsanousi, and distinguished fellow panelist…

Testimony by Ebenezer Obadare Africa Program