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December 22, 2023

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreig…

Photos of fentanyl victims are on display at The Faces of Fentanyl Memorial at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo

September 12, 2024

China
What Is China’s Role in Combating the Illegal Fentanyl Trade?

Those seeking to profit from fentanyl and governments seeking to control its supply are locked in a never-ending competition, with each new countermeasure spurring further innovation to circumvent it…

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer weighs a package of fentanyl in San Ysidro, California.
Expert Brief by Zongyuan Zoe Liu

July 20, 2023

Global Health Program
Reporting on Fentanyl and the Opioid Crisis

Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses policies aimed at ending the opioid crisis, challenges to stopping the flow of fentanyl across borders, and how this affects …

Play An exchange of drugs between two people.
Webinar by Vanda Felbab-Brown, Sam Quinones, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

September 6, 2024

United States
The Harris-Trump Debate: Foreign Policy Issue Guide

Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to debate for the first time. These resources offer background and analysis on the foreign policy issues facing the candidates.

A side-by-side image of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at podiums.
Article by Noah Berman and Diana Roy

August 5, 2024

Mexico
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels

Violence continues to rage more than a decade after the Mexican government launched a war against drug cartels.

A soldier stands guard as over 850 kilos of drugs are burned in Monterrey, Mexico.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

May 18, 2018

Drug Policy
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

Speakers examine the growing opioid epidemic in the United States and compare global responses to opioid addiction, discuss the effects on the U.S. economy and labor force, and explore potential medi…

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Event by Vivek H. Murthy, Susan Sherman, Alan G. White, and Susan Dentzer