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September 25, 2019

China
The President’s Inbox: Admiral William McRaven on Technology, Innovation, and Special Operations

The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is now up. My guest was Admiral William McRaven (Rtd.), a member of CFR’s Board of Directors and the co-chair of the recent CFR Independent Task Force on I…

Admiral William McRaven (Rtd.) speaks during a Reuters Newsmakers event in New York in May 2019.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 4, 2019

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: William Weld Answers Twelve Questions

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy on the campaign trail.

Former Governor William Weld answers questions in New York after a Sept. 24 debate.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 22, 2016

Cybersecurity
Thinking About Long-Term Cybersecurity: A Conversation With Steven Weber and Betsy Cooper

I had a fascinating conversation with Professor Steven Weber and Dr. Betsy Cooper of the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC). We discussed several scenarios that CLTC developed that…

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Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

July 31, 2012

Franklin Williams Fall Internship Opportunity

Franklin Williams Fall Internship Opportunity Are you a college student interested in learning more about the foreign policy field? Do you know someone who is? If so, consider applying to the Frankl…

CFR's New York Office
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

August 8, 2024

Nigeria
The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest

Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.

Organizers address the press, as anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship continue, in Lagos, Nigeria on August 5, 2024.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

May 21, 2012

Politics and Government
Review: ’The Dictator’s Learning Curve’ by William Dobson

The ongoing uprisings in the Arab world, as well as transformations in Myanmar and several other closed countries, have led to predictions that we are in the beginnings of a global Fourth Wave of dem…

In his new book, Dobson argues the Chinese Communist Party is one of several New Age autocratic regimes that justify oppressive rule with economic success. Pictured: Chinese President Hu Jintao. (Jason Lee/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound