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December 15, 2021

United States
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

Climate protest
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

January 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia
Women This Week: Saudi Arabia Stops "Secret Divorces"

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, covering January 5 to January 11, was compiled wit…

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

January 8, 2024

Elections and Voting
The State of Democracy Around the World

Over four billion people in more than three dozen countries will have the opportunity to vote for new leadership in elections in 2024. Panelists discuss the strength of democracies in the year ahead …

Play Woman voting with several voting booths with the American flag surrounding her.
Virtual Event by Michael J. Abramowitz, Shanthi A. Kalathil, Yascha Mounk, Carla Anne Robbins, and Michael Froman Renewing America

November 18, 2019

Energy and Environment
The Global Impact of the Amazon Rainforest Fires

Panelists discuss the international concern surrounding the climate crisis in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and how to address heightened deforestation.

Play Amazon
Event by Monica de Bolle, Peter Seligmann, Daniel Zarin, and Mark R. Tercek

September 6, 2022

Ukraine
World Update: A Town Hall Meeting

Please join CFR fellows as they discuss recent developments around the world, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, tensions with China over Taiwan, the future of U.S. relations with the Middle East …

Play A civilian trains to throw Molotov cocktails, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues
Virtual Event by Alice C. Hill, Shannon K. O'Neil, David Sacks, Stephen Sestanovich, and Richard Haass