U.S. Foreign Policy

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Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams

Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Edward Alden
Edward Alden

Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Robert D. Blackwill
Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Max Boot
Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Esther Brimmer
Esther Brimmer

James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance

Karen B. Brooks
Karen B. Brooks

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia

Thomas E. Donilon
Thomas E. Donilon

Distinguished Fellow

Richard A. Falkenrath
Richard A. Falkenrath

Senior Fellow for National Security

Jendayi E. Frazer
Jendayi E. Frazer

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Will Freeman
Will Freeman

Fellow for Latin America Studies

Gordon M. Goldstein
Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham

Distinguished Fellow

Richard Haass
Richard Haass

President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

Martin S. Indyk
Martin S. Indyk

Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy

Kenneth I. Juster
Kenneth I. Juster

Distinguished Fellow

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair

Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Stephen Sestanovich
Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Ray Takeyh
Ray Takeyh

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Christopher M. Tuttle
Christopher M. Tuttle

Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative

Matthew C. Waxman
Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

  • Sudan
    United States Lacks Strategic Clarity on the Horn of Africa
    The recent flurry of congressional and executive attention on Sudan needs to be married to a long-term strategy toward the Horn of Africa. 
  • Russia
    Leadership Change in Russia
    Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia does not appear as ironclad as it once did. Liana Fix and Maria Snegovaya recommend that the United States prepare for potential leadership change in Moscow and develop response strategies with its allies to mitigate fallout. 
  • Taiwan
    Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
    Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.
  • Israel
    Is the Path to a Palestinian State "Irreversible?"
    Secretary of State Blinken's call for “a concrete, time-bound and irreversible path” to a Palestinian state presents serious dangers to Israel and to Palestinians as well.
  • Political History and Theory
    The World That Wasn’t
    A dramatic and powerful new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace—a perspective that will forever change how we view the making of U.S. and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War.
  • United States
    The Humbling of Henry Kissinger
    The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.
  • China
    The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
    The passing of America’s preeminent foreign-policy thinker and practitioner marks the end of an era. Throughout his long and extraordinarily influential career, Henry Kissinger built a legacy that Americans would be wise to heed in this new era of great-power politics and global disarray.
  • Health
    Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century
    The Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century symposium is cohosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the recently launched Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State.  This event convenes a globally representative set of influential policymakers, practitioners, and thought leaders to discuss the global need for better cooperation, coordination, and communication in tackling health security threats, which also threaten national security. Speakers include U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy John Nkengasong, former Chief Medical Advisor to the President Anthony Fauci, Director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mandy K. Cohen, and UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima. Speakers making welcoming remarks include U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (pre-recorded video message to participants), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.   This event is part of Thomas J. Bollyky's Global Health, Economics, and Development Roundtable Series. Please click here to view the full symposium agenda.
  • Venezuela
    Maduro Regime To Accept Venezuelans Returned Home: Why Now?
    The Biden administration has announced that the Maduro regime will henceforth accept the return of Venezuelans deported from the United States. Will sanctions relief will soon follow?
  • Ukraine
    100 Conservative Leaders Press Support for Ukraine
    Despite some reports that conservatives in the United States favor abandoning Ukraine, 100 conservative leaders just published an open letter of support.
  • Russia
    Getting Russia Right
    Thomas Graham offers a practical vision of U.S.-Russia relations.
  • Zimbabwe
    Further Downhill for African Democracy Efforts
    Democracy is decidedly worse for wear in Africa following a set of sham elections in Zimbabwe and Gabon, with few bright spots in the upcoming electoral calendar.