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April 15, 2025

South Korea
South Korea's Politics After Impeachment

With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled for June 3.

Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

April 1, 2025

Myanmar
Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?

The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.

Myanmar military leader stands in an open top truck during a military procession wearing a military uniform.

April 3, 2025

Heads of State and Government
Women’s Power Index Shows Stalled Progress for Women’s Political Participation

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index tracks countries’ continued progress toward gender parity in political representation.  

Women's Power Index, April 1, 2025

January 3, 2025

RealEcon
Blocking the Nippon Steel Acquisition: Politics Versus Policy

President Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel will likely undermine rather than advance U.S. interests.

US Steel Corporation workers rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, supporting the takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, on September 4, 2024. United States Steel warned Wednesday it could shut its Pittsburgh headquarters and shutter long-running factories in Pennsylvania if the politically sensitive takeover by Nippon is blocked.

January 16, 2025

China
Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Personal Histories, Global Perspectives With Ali Velshi and Edward Wong

Panelists discuss their recently released memoirs, Small Acts of Courage and At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China, highlighting how their personal experiences helped shape their per…

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November 14, 2024

Radicalization and Extremism
Reporting on Extremism and Political Violence

Jacob Ware, research fellow at CFR, discusses how serious the threat of political violence in the United States is and what the Trump administration must do to ensure that such threats do not prolife…

Play Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

May 7, 2025

Global Governance
Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: The Arts and Global Engagement

Panelists discuss how the arts and cultural institutions influence and reflect global affairs—shaping public diplomacy, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and contributing to the broader objecti…

Play Dancers perform during an exhibition in Hyderabad

April 17, 2025

United States
Why It Matters Live Podcast Taping on Food Diplomacy

Please join us for a LIVE! taping of the CFR Why It Matters podcast. During this special taping and livestream, host Gabrielle Sierra and podcast guests discuss food diplomacy and share stories from …

Play A drone views shows a farmer riding his tractor in his field in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles.

December 17, 2024

France
What Does France’s Political Instability Mean for Europe?

The fall of the French government, along with political uncertainty in Germany, has upped the pressure on President Emmanuel Macron amid growing European tensions over migration, Ukraine, and energy …

France’s outgoing Prime Minister Michel Barnier meets with newly-appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during the handover ceremony in Paris on December 13, 2024.

August 21, 2024

United States
Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within…

Delegates cheer on the floor of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.