Panelists discuss CFR’s recently released Council Special Report on foreign influence, democratic governance, and election interference.
This meeting is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
In this live series finale, Bob and Carla discuss the most pressing international news stories with special guest Deborah Amos. President Donald Trump virtually attends the annual Davos summit where he will address corporate and government leaders just three days after his inauguration; the next phase of hostage and prisoner swaps is due as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal; a tightly controlled presidential election in Belarus kicks off a new year of consequential elections around the globe; and TikTok is revived in the United States—for now— after President Trump forestalled the app’s initial ban.
This episode was originally produced live on January 21, 2025.
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 December 14 to December 20.
In this special year-end episode, hosts Bob McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins sit down with the New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe Steven Erlanger to review the biggest stories of the past year and discuss developments to watch in 2025. They analyze the conflicts and political developments in the Middle East and Europe, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his national security team, the state of democracy worldwide, and more.
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 December 7 to December 13.
Asia’s 2024 election wave fell short of advancing democracy, with autocratic regimes manipulating votes and even established democracies facing political challenges.
The year 2024 likely saw the highest number of people voting in recorded history. But in Asia, where most people voted, elections did not mean progress for democracy, which has been on a decade-plus-long regression.
While New Zealand's new government has taken a harder line against terrorist groups in the Middle East, Australia's has instead taken a harder line against Israel.
Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump’s victory was closer, and his mandate less impressive, than Election Night reports suggested.
U.S. will vote yes on UN Cybercrime Convention; Norway selected to host 2025 Internet Governance Forum; DHS releases responsible AI framework; CISA releases list of top vulnerabilities in 2023; GEC faces shutdown.
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