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January 10, 2012

Middle East and North Africa
Assad in His Own Words

Syria’s president Assad today vowed to use an “iron fist” to weed out “terrorists” and foreign conspiracies plaguing his country. That is his basic world outlook and his take on what is happening in …

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December 17, 2021

Diplomacy and International Institutions
A Conversation With Jake Sullivan

Jake Sullivan discusses the Biden administration’s work over the first year in office to address the current and future challenges facing the United States.

Play Jake Sullivan speaking at the Council podium

May 11, 2015

Iraq
Mothers of the Middle East

As I write, Mother’s Day 2015 is coming to a close. It was a special day. Who is better than Mom? I called my mother, made breakfast in bed for my wife, spoke to my mother-in-law, and cheered all the…

Mothers of the Middle East

February 25, 2021

Transition 2021
Transition 2021 Series: A Gathering Storm—The Future of U.S.-North Korea Policy

Our panelists discuss the future of the U.S. relationship with North Korea under the Biden administration, including the country’s nuclear capabilities and ambitions, and China’s role in the peninsul…

Play North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Pyongyang International Airport by a plane and surrounded with people

May 7, 2015

North Korea
Stories of Ordinary North Koreans and Human Rights

Darcie Draudt is a research associate for Korea Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Last Thursday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the U.S. delegation convened a meeting on t…

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