Natalie Caloca

CFR Staff

Natalie Caloca

Research Associate, Center for Preventive Action

Natalie Caloca is a research associate for the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she was a teaching assistant at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in London, United Kingdom and completed internships at the Better Evidence Project at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Center for Democracy in the Americas. She graduated with a B.A. in international affairs, with concentrations in conflict resolution and international politics, from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.

Climate Change

Climate, Conflict, and COP28: The Burden on Unstable Regions

In Dubai, leaders should focus their attention on policy solutions for vulnerable regions where climate change is amplifying the consequences of armed conflict and compounding failures of governance.

Article by Natalie Caloca December 1, 2023

Japan

The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 3, 2024

United States

How U.S. Water Infrastructure Works

The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.

Backgrounder by James McBride and Noah Berman May 2, 2024 Renewing America

Cuba

U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors April 24, 2024

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