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October 27, 2023

Indo-Pacific
Assessing the Potential Tensions and Outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco next month is unlikely to alter the United States' approach to regional economic integration and trade.

U.S. Vice President and Thai Prime Minister stand on a stage in front of a dark blue background while holding up a bamboo basket.

October 27, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Sexual Assault Increasing Among Displaced Women in the Congo

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 October 21 to October 27.

Internally displaced Congolese Muslim women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Munigi camp site near Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, April 21, 2023.

May 27, 2020

Women and Women's Rights
Virtual Roundtable: Unsafe at Work: Violence and Harassment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Last year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted the first-ever global convention on workplace violence and harassment. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the nature of wo…

Podcast Jaqueline Falk, chief assistant medical technician at the Landeslabor Berlin-Brandenburg, shows swabs in a test tube in Berlin.

October 5, 2023

United States
Preparing for the Next Pandemic Will Require Better Global Governance, Argues New CFR Report

“The challenges to global health are numerous and multiple factors make the emergence and spread of another virulent pathogen not only possible but also probable,” warns a new Council Special Report …

May 1, 2024

Global Health Program
Hybrid DC Roundtable: The CDC Response to the Spread of H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cows

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that was detected for the first time in a milking herd of cattle in Texas one month ago has now infected thirty-three herds in eight states and at least one farm w…

Play A dairy cow in a dairy farm

October 5, 2023

World Health Organization (WHO)
Negotiating Global Health Security

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic could revolutionize global health security, but the window for change is closing—quickly. In the latest Council Special Report, Yanzhong Huang and Rebecca Katz outline the urgent reforms that could lead to a safer, healthier world.

October 13, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Israel-Hamas War

Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel threatens regional stability and security.

Rockets as viewed being intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome defense missile system.

August 4, 2022

Taiwan
As China Punishes Taiwan for Pelosi’s Visit, What Comes Next?

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the first speaker in twenty-five years to visit Taiwan.

Speaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), left, poses for photographs with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, at the president's office on August 03, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday as part of a tour of Asia aimed at reassuring allies in the region, as China made it clear that her visit to Taiwan would be seen in a negative light.