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August 25, 2021

Pakistan
Pakistan’s Support for the Taliban: What to Know

Pakistan’s government and military generally favored a Taliban victory in Afghanistan. But maintaining support for the Taliban is risky.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani stands next to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Article by Manjari Chatterjee Miller Asia Program

January 18, 2024

Aging, Youth Bulges, and Population
Responding to Demographic Trends

Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council of Aging, discusses demographic trends in Maine and the work of her organization. Jennifer Sciubba, global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Internatio…

Play Lady Playing Pickleball
Webinar by Jess Maurer, Jennifer D. Sciubba, and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars

May 6, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria: Anxiety Over Deteriorating Security Morphing Into Panic

Longtime political heavyweight Bukola Saraki—former governor of Kwara State, former president of the senate, and former chairman of the National Assembly—and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek outside assistance. Senior Advocate of Nigeria Robert Clarke at a Sunday, May 2 Channels Television news show questioned whether Nigeria would survive another six months.

A man sits on the ground in front of a sign that says "We rise now or we all die in Southern Kaduna." Another sign says "The government has failed us."
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

September 21, 2023

Malaysia
A Conversation With Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia

RUBIN: OK. (Laughs.) Good afternoon. I’m Bob Rubin. I’m co-chair emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. And it is my enormous privilege to welcome an old personal friend to the Council today, …

Play Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the general assembly of the People’s Justice Party.
Virtual Event by Anwar Ibrahim, Mariko Silver, and Robert E. Rubin

April 2, 2024

United States
RealEcon Launch: Reimagining American Economic Leadership

With RealEcon, CFR is creating an initiative to study and debate the role of the United States in the international economy. The launch event of this multiyear, multifaceted initiative will explore w…

Play CFR President Michael Froman in conversation with columnist Gillian Tett and Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Kristen Hillman
Virtual Event by Jared Bernstein, Kirsten Hillman, Michael Froman, Gillian Tett, and Matthew P. Goodman

July 3, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. Military Presence in Africa: Myth and Reality

On June 26, in public remarks at a training seminar, current US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander Gen. Carter F. Ham provided a detailed review of his command’s activities in Africa. While I do not …

Three U.S. officers of the U.S. joint military effort from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)-Djibouti are introduced to the site by a Kenyan engineer (R) after they arrived at the scene of a collapsed building in Nairobi, Kenya January 24, 2006.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition