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Southeast Asia

The U.S.-Southeast Asia Relationship: Responding to China’s Rise

Report May 23, 2018 Asia Program
South Africa

U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relationship Faces Difficult Road Ahead

Blog Post by John Campbell May 22, 2018 Africa in Transition
Russia

John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture With Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul provides an insider’s perspective on Russia during his time as U.S. ambassador, including his analysis of Russia’s foreign policy from the end of the cold war to the presidency of Vladimir Putin and the future of U.S.-Russia relations.

Event with Michael A. McFaul May 11, 2018 John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture
Iran Nuclear Agreement

Iran: Keep Your Finger Off the Cyber Button

Tehran could respond to the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal with cyber operations against U.S. companies. If it does, that might give the hawks in the White House the excuse they need to trigger a military confrontation with Iran.

Blog Post by Robert K. Knake May 9, 2018 Net Politics
Religion

The World: How Worried Should You Be?

Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the current state of the world and top challenges in U.S. foreign policy, with Juju Chang, coanchor of ABC News' Nightline moderating, as part of the 2018 CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop.

Event with Richard N. Haass May 8, 2018 Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop
Political History and Theory

The Marshall Plan

In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, U.S. officials under new secretary of state George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world events.

Teaching Notes by Benn Steil May 7, 2018

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Edward Alden

Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Karen B. Brooks

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia

Thomas E. Donilon

Distinguished Fellow

Richard A. Falkenrath

Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Adjunct Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

Jendayi E. Frazer

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Philip H. Gordon

Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

Richard N. Haass

President, Council on Foreign Relations

Meghan L. O'Sullivan

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Farah Pandith

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Jane Smith

Senior Fellow

Ray Takeyh

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

South Africa

UN Voting Report Could Upset U.S.-South Africa Relationship

Blog Post by John Campbell May 4, 2018 Africa in Transition
China

Elizabeth Economy on Xi Jinping

CFR's Elizabeth C. Economy and James M. Lindsay discuss Chinese president Xi Jinping and U.S.-China relations.

Podcast with Elizabeth C. Economy and James M. Lindsay May 3, 2018 The President's Inbox
Donald Trump

Buhari's Visit to Washington a Small Win for President Trump

Blog Post by John Campbell May 2, 2018 Africa in Transition
U.S. Foreign Policy

Diversity in Foreign Affairs and Public Service

This event is part of the 2018 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs.

Event with Ruth Davis , Carmen Lomellin and Nicole Bibbins Sedaca April 28, 2018 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs
United States

A Conversation With Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson

This is the keynote session of the 2018 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs, a collaborative effort by the Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Access Pipeline, and the International Career Advancement Program.

Event with Jeh Johnson April 27, 2018 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs
Syria

Lost in the Middle East

The incoherence of Washington's Syria policy is a symptom of its failure to define a new role in the world.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook April 27, 2018 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Nigeria

Nigeria’s Buhari to Visit White House

Blog Post by John Campbell April 27, 2018 Africa in Transition
Human Rights

Why We Must Never Give Up on Democracy

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams April 26, 2018 Pressure Points
Human Rights

Sarah Margon on Human Rights

Sarah Margon, the Washington director at Human Rights Watch, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the Trump administration's approach to human rights policy.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Sarah Margon April 26, 2018 The President's Inbox

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