U.S. Foreign Policy
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The World
An invaluable primer from Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that will help anyone, expert and non-expert alike, navigate a time in which many of our biggest challenges come from the world beyond our borders. -
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Campaigning Amid a PandemicEach Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: The coronavirus pushes the Democratic presidential primaries to the sidelines, the Defense Production Act, and a possible twelfth Democratic presidential debate.
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Global Leadership Is in Quarantine Just When It Is Needed MostContrasting the current pandemic with past crises underscores U.S. President Donald J. Trump's abdication of global leadership.
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James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Will Joe Biden Change His Foreign Policy?Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: Democratic visions for a new direction in foreign policy, calls for a relaxation of U.S. sanctions on Iran, and more national security luminaries endorse Joe Biden.
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Syria Is Turkey’s Problem, Not America’sThe war in Idlib is a growing humanitarian crisis, a potential disaster for Ankara—and a problem that doesn’t bear on Washington.
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The Only Sensible Iran Strategy Is ContainmentThe most effective plan against the Islamic Republic has always been the most obvious—and the one nobody in Washington seems willing to try.
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The Middle East Thinks America Is Going CrazyArab countries are looking for partners who aren’t bogged down by chaos ranging from impeachment to Iowa.
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Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Biden Versus SandersEach Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: the Democratic field narrows, and Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders square off.
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The President's Inbox: Should the United States Leave Afghanistan?Since November, I have been talking with experts with differing views on how the United States should handle the foreign policy challenges it faces. These special episodes are part of CFR’s Election 2020 activities, which are made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Should the United States Leave Afghanistan?In this episode of our special Election 2020 series of The President’s Inbox, Carter Malkasian and Barnett Rubin join host James M. Lindsay to discuss the United States’ presence in Afghanistan.
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Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: The Las Vegas Democratic DebateEach Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: foreign policy is AWOL in Las Vegas; Bloomberg and Warren talk about Latin America; and foreign policy advisors.
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Secretary of State Pompeo Completes Trip to AfricaSecretary of State Mike Pompeo recently completed his first trip in his current role to Africa. Over three days, he visited Dakar in Senegal, Luanda in Angola, and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where he a…
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Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations: Protecting Our Children’s FutureHenrietta Fore discusses the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as well as her priorities and goals for the agency.
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TPI Replay: Should the United States Do Less Overseas?In the first episode of our special Election 2020 series of The President’s Inbox, Karen Donfried and Christopher A. Preble join host James M. Lindsay to discuss whether the United States should scale back its role in the world. (This is a rebroadcast.)
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The President's Inbox: What Should U.S. Policy Toward China Be?Each week I’m talking with two experts with differing views on how the United States should handle a foreign policy challenge it faces. These special episodes are part of CFR’s Election 2020 activities, which are made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.