Bertha K. Madras

Professor of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Member, President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis

Climate Change

Paris to Kyoto: The History of UN Climate Agreements
International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong November 6, 2025 Renewing America

Sudan

What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?
More than two years into the civil war in Sudan, about twelve million people have been forcibly displaced. Yet experts say the country’s devastating humanitarian crisis is still not getting the international attention it deserves.

by Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy November 6, 2025

Haiti

Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development
Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony remains paralyzed by multiple crises and a deepening humanitarian disaster.

by Diana Roy and Rocio Cara Labrador November 5, 2025

Top Stories on CFR

Syria

Pivotal U.S. Summit Could Help Mend a Fractured Syria
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa makes a crucial first visit to the White House, with the reconstruction of his war-battered country at stake if he is able to persuade U.S. lawmakers to lift sanctions.  

by Steven A. Cook November 6, 2025

Sudan

The Forgotten War in Sudan
CFR President Michael Froman discusses the latest from the civil war in Sudan with Michelle Gavin, senior fellow for Africa policy studies.

by Michael Froman November 7, 2025

United States

Supreme Court Case on IEEPA Tariffs: Facts Should Matter
The goods trade deficit and most of its alleged negative effects are rooted in domestic policy, not trade. Rules of evidence may limit the Supreme Court to arguments formally presented, but the justices would do the nation an injustice if they did not consider the facts. 

by James Wallar November 5, 2025 RealEcon