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Madeline Babin

Research Associate, Climate Change Policy

North Korea

North Korea’s Military Capabilities
North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of nuclear weapons and the modernization of its already large conventional force.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors June 28, 2022

Latin America

Central America’s Turbulent Northern Triangle
The U.S. government continues to seek strategies for responding to the growing number of migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and other challenges in the Central American region.

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy June 22, 2022

World Trade Organization (WTO)

What’s Next for the WTO?
In the wake of President Trump’s combative approach to trade, and with major negotiations stalled, the future of global trade rules is in doubt.  

Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu June 10, 2022 Renewing America

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Immigration and Migration

Crossing the Darien Gap: Migrants Risk Death on the Journey to the U.S.

Photo Essay by Diana Roy and Sabine Baumgartner June 22, 2022

Women and Women's Rights

Abortion Law: Global Comparisons
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost fifty years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?

Article by Women and Foreign Policy Program Staff June 24, 2022 Women and Foreign Policy Program

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO Hangs On
WTO members confounded expectations last week by concluding a deal on fisheries subsidies, the first major multilateral agreement in nearly a decade. But the trade body is not out of the woods yet.

Article by Inu Manak June 22, 2022