Council on Foreign Relations

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

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 January 21, 2025 Renewing America

Climate Change

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

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 January 21, 2025 Renewing America

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised that his administration would make a “historic effort” to reduce long-running racial inequities in health. Tobacco use—the leading cause of p…

by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Africa Program

The U.S. Approach to East Africa and the Horn

Michelle Gavin, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with Joshua Meservey, testified on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The focus of the hearing w…

Testimony by Michelle Gavin May 13, 2025

Africa Program

The U.S. Approach to East Africa and the Horn

Testimony by Michelle Gavin May 13, 2025

United States

A Conversation With Senator Brian Schatz

Senator Brian Schatz discusses the future of funding for U.S. foreign assistance and diplomatic engagement and the ability of the United States to address global challenges. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.

Virtual Event with Brian Schatz and Vivian Salama May 15, 2025

United States

A Conversation With Senator Brian Schatz

Virtual Event with Brian Schatz and Vivian Salama May 15, 2025

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May 9, 2025

Elections and Voting

Women This Week: Labor Candidate Ali France Ousts Incumbent Opposition Leader in Australia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 3 to April 9.

Ali France of the Labor Party celebrates with former Queensland Premier Steven Miles and supporters at Kallangur Bowls club, on the day of the Australian federal election, Kallangur, Australia, May 3, 2025.

Post by Noël James and Diya Mehta Women Around the World

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…

Virtual Event by Ali Velshi, Edward Wong, Carla Anne Robbins, and Michael Froman

May 13, 2025

Daily News Brief

Trump’s Trip to the Gulf

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning. …

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Article by CFR.org Editors

May 16, 2025

Iran

The President’s Inbox Recap: The Iran Nuclear Talks

The negotiations are fraught with a history of enmity and a lack of trust, even as both Washington and Tehran seek a narrow deal.

Post by Oscar Berry The Water's Edge

September 21, 2023

Iraq

A Conversation With Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of Iraq

Prime Minister Shia’ al-Sudani discusses Iraq-U.S. relations, Iraq’s foreign policy priorities, and geopolitical and security trends in the region.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at his first regular session of the Council of Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq.

Virtual Event by Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and Ayman Mohyeldin

August 9, 2022

China

America’s Great Power Opportunity, With Ali Wyne

James M. Lindsay sits down with Ali Wyne, senior analyst of Global Macro-Geopolitics at Eurasia Group, to discuss great power competition and the growing rivalry between the United States and China, …

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China February 4, 2022.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay The President’s Inbox

June 7, 2007

Middle East and North Africa

Ali: Islamic Banking is a Rapidly Growing Industry

Jawad I. Ali, a lawyer who helps corporations structure sharia-compliant finance deals, discusses the boom in Islamic banking and the industry’s future.

Interview by Jawad Ali and Lee Hudson Teslik

May 16, 2025

Syria

Does Trump’s Change to U.S.-Syria Relations Affect Refugees?

Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria and meet with its new president is a major shift in U.S.-Syria relations, but it may not be an indicator that Syrian refugees should return home any time s…

Three men play cards at a table with a television screen behind them. On the screen is the Syrian interim president. He is wearing a blue suit. One of the men has turned around to look at the screen.

In Brief by Christina Bouri