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April 16, 2024

Immigration and Migration
Immigration Policy Reporting

Edward Alden, CFR’s Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow, discusses U.S. immigration policy and how it is shaping political conversations in this election year. Ruth Conniff, editor-in-chief of the Wisc…

Play Migrant labourers weed a melon field during the early morning in Somerton, Arizona.
Webinar by Edward Alden, Ruth Conniff, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

April 11, 2024

Climate Change
Screening and Discussion of PBS Series "Changing Planet: Coral Special"

The PBS series Changing Planet embarks on its third year of this seven-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. The “Coral Special” episode takes us to the Ma…

Play An aerial view of Male island, Maldives
Event by Gillian Caldwell, Monica P. Medina, M. Sanjayan, Jennifer Koss, Paula A. Kerger, and Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed

April 11, 2024

Military Operations
Protecting U.S. Waterways, Coastlines, and Maritime Infrastructure

Eric Doucette, captain in the U.S. Coast Guard and visiting military fellow at CFR, discusses the primary missions of the coast guard including disaster management, protecting U.S. ports and shorelin…

Play FSK Bridge Collapse
Webinar by Eric J. Doucette and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars

April 4, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CFR Luncheon Discussion at ISA: Foreign Policy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The CFR luncheon event held in conjunction with the International Studies Association featured a discussion on Foreign Policy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence on Thursday, April 4, in San Franci…

Podcast Speaker on a panel at ISA 2024.
Event by Rachel Gillum, Andrew W. Reddie, Carla Anne Robbins, and James M. Lindsay

April 2, 2024

United States
RealEcon Launch: Reimagining American Economic Leadership

With RealEcon, CFR is creating an initiative to study and debate the role of the United States in the international economy. The launch event of this multiyear, multifaceted initiative will explore w…

Play CFR President Michael Froman in conversation with columnist Gillian Tett and Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Kristen Hillman
Virtual Event by Jared Bernstein, Kirsten Hillman, Michael Froman, Gillian Tett, and Matthew P. Goodman

March 29, 2024

Human Rights
Women This Week: Saudi Arabia to Chair the Commission on the Status of Women

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 March 23 to March 29.

A Saudi woman wearing traditional clothes celebrates Saudi Arabia's Founding Day at The Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 23, 2023.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

March 28, 2024

Canada
What Is Canada’s Immigration Policy?

With its comparatively open and well-regulated immigration system, Canada remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees.

New Canadians wave the national flag during a citizenship ceremony in Toronto.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Amelia Cheatham

March 22, 2024

Climate Change
How Big a Climate Threat Are Atmospheric Rivers?

Atmospheric rivers are gaining in intensity across California and the western United States. Communities need to adapt to the havoc wrought by this weather phenomenon.

A brown river threatens to overflow alongside a highway.
Article by Alice C. Hill and Tess Turner Energy Security and Climate Change Program

March 20, 2024

China
China and Russia: Exploring Ties Between Two Authoritarian Powers

China and Russia have expanded trade and defense ties over the past decade, but they’re not formal allies. Experts say Russia’s war in Ukraine could be a turning point in the relationship.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand next to each other.
Backgrounder by Clara Fong and Lindsay Maizland

March 19, 2024

Palestinian Territories
Who Governs the Palestinians?

Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, a…

Palestinians wave their national flag as they rally beneath images of President Mahmoud Abbas and his predecessor, Yasser Arafat
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson