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

June 18, 2024

Economics

Economic Update

Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, gives an update on the state of the U.S. economy and forecast trends in the coming months. The host of the webinar is Carla A…

A screen displays trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S.

Webinar by Benn Steil, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

June 17, 2024

United States

World Economic Update

The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their i…

A man uses a smart phone in front of an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage.

Event by Karen Karniol-Tambour, Jens Nordvig, Adam Posen, and Sebastian Mallaby Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

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

July 9, 2024

United Kingdom

Media Briefing: Update on the UK and France Elections and NATO Summit

CFR experts discuss the results of presidential elections in France and the United Kingdom, as well as what to expect from the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC.

A man walks into a polling station to vote in UK elections, July 5, 2024.

Virtual Event by Liana Fix, Charles A. Kupchan, Sebastian Mallaby, Matthias Matthijs, and Elise Labott Europe Program

September 13, 2024

United States

Election 2024: Did the Harris-Trump Debate Reset the Presidential Race?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: History suggests that any bump Kamala Harris gets from the debate will be fleeting.