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October 11, 2023

Morocco
Virtual Media Briefing: The World Bank and IMF 2023 Annual Meetings

CFR experts discuss the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, taking place this week in Marrakech, Morocco. GOODMAN: My name is Matthew Goodman. I recen…

Play U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Morocco Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui

June 19, 2024

Russia
Russia Struck a Defense Pact With North Korea. What Does It Mean?

The new defense treaty demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang.

June 28, 2024

Elections and Voting
Women This Week: Women Positioned to Lead the European Union in Top Jobs

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 June 22 to June 28.

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa during a meeting at Brussels Airport, a day after the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, 28 June 2024.

April 10, 2023

Iran
Young Professionals Briefing: After the Protests: Human Rights in Iran

Panelists discuss the implications of the recent human rights protests in Iran for the nation’s domestic political regime, U.S.-Iran relations, and the wider Middle East geopolitical landscape. Th…

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January 23, 2023

United States
Young Professionals Briefing: The State of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023

CFR’s Military Fellows discuss the state of the U.S. armed forces, including defense priorities for 2023, U.S. deterrence in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions, military recruitment and ret…

Play US paratroopers marching in line on tarmac

June 21, 2024

Election 2024
Election 2024: Will Next Week’s Debate Shake Up the Presidential Race?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hope that next Thursday’s debate will ti…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the presidential debate held in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/Pool via REUTERS