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January 18, 2021
Transition 2021
Remembering the Best (and Worst) Presidential Inaugural Addresses
In two days, Joe Biden gets to do what only thirty-nine other Americans have ever done: deliver a presidential inaugural address. It is a tough task to do well under any circumstance. It’s even tough…
January 15, 2021
Transition 2021
Transition 2021: What Can Biden Get Done?
Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Biden faces substantial obstacles in his bid to remake U.S. foreign policy after four…
January 11, 2021
Transition 2021
Transition 2021 Replay: Biden’s CIA Director Nominee on U.S. Diplomacy
President-Elect Joe Biden recently nominated Ambassador William J. Burns to serve as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In June of 2019, Ambassador Burns and James M. Lindsay discussed …
January 14, 2021
Transition 2021
Ten Things You Probably Don’t Know About Presidential Inaugurations
By now you no doubt have heard that President Donald Trump will skip President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday. Given Trump’s role in inciting last week’s mob attack on the Capitol Buil…
December 29, 2020
2020 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2020
I wrote yesterday about ten Americans who died in 2020 who shaped U.S. foreign policy during their lifetimes. But Americans are not the only ones who influence world affairs. Below are ten world figu…
December 28, 2020
2020 in Review
Ten Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2020
Year’s end is a time for taking stock, counting successes, and assessing failures. It is also time for remembering those who are no longer with us. Here are ten Americans who died in 2020 who through…
December 22, 2020
Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines
COVID-19: Why Vaccination Coverage Is Important
Vaccines are a major public health success story, but the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the many challenges involved in getting a vaccine to everyone who needs it.
December 10, 2020
News Release
“Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” Wins Arthur Ross Book Award
Patrick Radden Keefe has won the nineteenth annual Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Arthur Ross Book Award for Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Doubleday), a capt…
December 4, 2020
Transition 2021
Transition 2021: The Looming Iran Crisis
Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Iran will likely provide an early test for Biden and his national security team.
December 2, 2020
United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2021
Anniversaries mark the passage of time, recall our triumphs, and honor our losses. Two thousand twenty witnessed many significant anniversaries: the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War …
