September 17, 2025
How I Got My Career in Foreign PolicyFollowing an illustrious diplomatic career, John Sawers became the chief of the United Kingdom intelligence service, MI6. He sat down with CFR to talk about the importance of overseas postings and wh…
December 17, 2025
VenezuelaRecently I appeared as a guest on Fareed Zakaria's CNN show and Aaron MacLean's podcast "School of War" to discuss Venezuela. Links to both are below.
October 8, 2025
United StatesIn partnership with Columbia University's School on International and Public Affairs, panelists discuss what effective crisis decision-making looks like in practice, how to understand America’s adver…
December 18, 2025
Conflict PreventionEvery year, CFR’s Preventive Priorities Survey analyzes existing and potential conflicts throughout the world in terms of likelihood and possible impact. As the second Trump administration reorders U…
December 15, 2020
NigeriaJohn Campbell discusses his new book, Nigeria and the Nation-State. Nigeria is Africa's largest economy and is projected to be the third most populous country in the world by 2050, yet its democratic…
May 27, 2025
ChinaFar beyond cultural exchange, pandas have long served as instruments of Chinese soft power. Panelists will discuss the history and strategic use of “panda diplomacy,” what it means to host a panda, a…
December 4, 2025
ChinaGuest Contributors are Tahina Montoya, a defense and policy researcher at RAND, and Kelly Atkinson, a political scientist at RAND.
March 4, 2019
NigeriaJohn Campbell, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria and Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the recent election in Nigeria.