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.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 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.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 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…

Interactive 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

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

Europe

NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

Please join us for two panels to discuss the agenda and likely outcomes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, taking place in Washington DC from July 9 to 11. SESSION I: A Conversation With NSC Director for Europe Michael Carpenter 12:30 p.m.—1:00 p.m. (EDT) In-Person Lunch Reception 1:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m. (EDT) Hybrid Meeting SESSION II: NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European? 1:30 p.m.—1:45 p.m. (EDT) In-Person Coffee Break 1:45 p.m.—2:45 p.m. (EDT) Hybrid Meeting

Virtual Event with Emma M. Ashford, Michael R. Carpenter, Camille Grand, Thomas Wright, Liana Fix and Charles A. Kupchan June 25, 2024 Europe Program

Europe

NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

Virtual Event with Emma M. Ashford, Michael R. Carpenter, Camille Grand, Thomas Wright, Liana Fix and Charles A. Kupchan June 25, 2024 Europe Program

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September 17, 2024

Election 2024

How a Harris-Walz Administration Might Handle Asia Policy

The two would likely emphasize human rights more than a Trump-Vance ticket.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris wears a grey suit while sitting at a table with a small American flag.

Article by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Program

September 11, 2024

Election 2024

The Trump-Harris Debate Ignored Asia/China, and That’s Bad News

The U.S. presidential election neglected to discuss Asia, one of the most pivotal regions to U.S. foreign policy.

Both candidates stand at podiums with blue carpet and background.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

Present

The Struggle for Democracy in South and Southeast Asia

States across South and Southeast Asia struggle to preserve democratic governance and freedoms. From Indonesia and the Philippines to Bangladesh and Pakistan, populist leaders and dynastic political …

August 29, 2024

Election 2024

How Harris and Walz Might Handle Asia Policy

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris would take vastly different approaches to Asia policy if they won the White House.

South Korean president wears a black suit while walking beside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wears a black tunic, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who wears a light pink suit.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

August 19, 2024

Election 2024

What a Harris-Walz Administration Would Mean for Southeast and South Asia

A Harris-Walz administration would build upon the Biden administration’s focus on partners and allies and likely struggle to respond to regional democratic backsliding.

Vice President Kamala Harris wears a tan suit while shaking hands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who wears a black suit and maroon tie.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

May 30, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Does NATO Have a Role in Asia?

The transatlantic alliance has begun to connect its traditional security interests in Europe with the geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, including tensions between China and Taiwan.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Expert Brief by David Sacks Asia Program

April 16, 2024

Emerging Markets

Central Bank Governance in Emerging Markets

Central bank governors from some of the largest emerging markets discuss the economic outlook in their countries, how their banks have addressed global inflation, and opportunities for sustained econ…

Containers are being transported at Nansha port in Guangzhou, China on a sunny day.

Virtual Event by Fatih Karahan, Lesetja Kganyago, and Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss

June 17, 2024

Asia

CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: Lost Decade—The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power

Lost Decade is an essential guide for understanding the historic shift to Asia-centric geopolitics and its implications for the United States’ present and future. More than a decade on, Robert D. …

A 100 yuan banknote is placed beside a U.S. 100 dollar banknote.

Virtual Event by Robert D. Blackwill, Richard H. Fontaine Jr., and James M. Lindsay CFR Fellows’ Book Launch

June 11, 2024

China

How the United States Can Effectively Pivot to Asia

After the rise of Chinese power during the 2010s and failed U.S. policies in the Indo-Pacific, the United States should renew the Pivot to Asia and place the region at the center of its grand strateg…

A staff adjusts the Mexican flag prior to joint press conference for CPTPP in Tokyo.

Expert Brief by Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine Asia Program

June 25, 2024

China

The U.S. Pivot to Asia, With Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine

Robert D. Blackwill, the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at CFR, and Richard Fontaine, the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, sit down with Ja…