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Russia

Getting Russia Right

Getting Russia Right offers a practitioner’s account of why the great post-Cold War hopes for an enduring U.S.-Russian strategic partnership grounded in free markets and democratic values gave way to a bitter adversarial relationship that puts the United States and Russia on opposing sides of the critical issues in global affairs today.

Teaching Notes by Thomas Graham January 17, 2024 Europe Program
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Young Professionals Briefing: What to Worry About in 2024

Panelists discuss potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2024, as well as their global political implications. This event will explore the results of CFR’s 2024 Preventive Priorities Survey.

Virtual Event by Courtney Cooper, Elizabeth M. Hoffman, Paul B. Stares and Ali Wyne January 16, 2024 Center for Preventive Action
United States

Tough New Immigration Rules Risk Empowering the Cartels

Tight restrictions on asylum and parole will drive migration further underground, where criminal groups profit.

Blog Post by Will Freeman January 16, 2024 Renewing America

Nigeria

Religious Rumblings

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated with the Bola Tinubu administration, none more so than Nigerian Christians.

Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare January 10, 2024 Africa in Transition
Conflict Prevention

What to Worry About in 2024

Panelists discuss potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2024, as well as their global political implications. This event will explore the results of the 2024 Preventive Priorities Survey, which will be available on CFR’s website on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

Virtual Event by Lee A. Feinstein, Mary Beth Long, David Miliband, Paul B. Stares , Juju Chang and Michael Froman January 9, 2024 Center for Preventive Action
United States

Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Fellows’ Book Launch—God, Guns, and Sedition

In God, Guns, and Sedition, Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware offer the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States—and how to counter it. In recent years shocking acts of terrorism such as the 2015 mass murder in a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have shone a spotlight on far-right extremism in America. These incidents are not isolated; they are part of a enduring pattern where conspiracy theories and radical ideologies like white supremacism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and anti-government sentiments converge, posing a persistent threat to democracy. Members are encouraged to include their high school- or college-age children or grandchildren in this event. All members are welcome to attend.

Virtual Event by Bruce Hoffman , Jacob Ware and Michael Froman January 4, 2024 Renewing America

United States

The President’s Inbox Recap: Far-Right Terrorism

Far-right extremist violence threatens American democracy.

Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla January 4, 2024 The Water's Edge
Peru

The Organized Crime Threat to Latin American Democracies

Governments have learned to manage many threats, but they are failing to curb the growing power of organized crime.

Blog Post by Will Freeman January 2, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
Radicalization and Extremism

God, Guns, and Sedition

A riveting exploration of the current state of far-right terrorism in the United States—and recommendations to stop its rise.

Book by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware January 2, 2024 National Security and Defense Program
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreign policy challenge.

Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo December 22, 2023
United States

These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem

Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epidemic requires addressing China’s and Mexico’s roles in the global fentanyl supply chain.

Article by Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy December 21, 2023
2023 in Review

The World Next Year: Stories to Watch in 2024

In this special, year-end episode, Nahal Toosi, Politico’s senior correspondent for foreign affairs and national security, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to review the biggest events of 2023 and the stories to keep an eye on in the coming year. They discuss instability caused by the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the global push for a greener future, challenges to immigration policy, the numerous elections of 2024, U.S. global leadership, and more.

Podcast with Robert McMahon , Carla Anne Robbins and Nahal Toosi December 21, 2023 The World Next Week
Education

U.S. Campuses and the Problem of Antisemitism

The "DEI" bureaucracies in U.S. colleges are failing to protect Jewish students from a wave of antisemitism. The right reaction is to recognize how pernicious they are, not to plead that Jewish students too are "oppressed."

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams December 19, 2023 Pressure Points
Pakistan

Why Pakistan Is Deporting Afghan Migrants

Pakistan’s decision to deport undocumented migrants over perceived security risks is poised to affect almost two million Afghans.

In Brief by Megan Fahrney December 15, 2023
Trade

Visualizing 2024: Trends to Watch

What trends will shape world events in the year ahead? Five CFR experts weigh in.

Article by Matthew P. Goodman , Kat Duffy , Zongyuan Zoe Liu , Liana Fix and Will Freeman December 13, 2023 Renewing America