Council on Foreign Relations

Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

Myanmar

Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

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July 1, 2013

Asia

Emerging Voices: Jessica Seddon on Do-It-Yourself Governance in India

Emerging Voices features regular contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Jessica Seddon, foun…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Isobel Coleman Development Channel

May 23, 2018

Women and Women's Rights

Violence Against Women in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Case Study of Jessica Gonzales v. United States

In 1999, Jessica Gonzales’ three daughters were abducted by her estranged husband and killed after the Colorado police refused to enforce a restraining order against him. Caroline Bettinger-López and…

Women in Peru march holding sign reading: ' We want us alive' during a protest against violence against women, November 25, 2017.

Event by Rachel B. Vogelstein, Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, and Jorge Contesse

May 3, 2024

Digital Policy

Cyber Week in Review: May 3, 2024

NETmunidal+10 conference held; FCC fines phone carriers; U.S. announces HIPAA amendment; EU police release statement opposing encryption; WhatsApp threatens to leave India.

Britain's computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee attends the NETmundial: Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance opening ceremony in Sao Paulo April 23, 2014.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Cecilia Marrinan Net Politics

October 3, 2023

Religion

Social Justice Webinar: Global LGBTQ+ Rights

Jessica Stern, U.S. special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, discusses the current state of LGBTQ+ rights globally. Ruth Messinger, global ambassador for American Jewish World Se…

People with their hands in at a Pride event

Virtual Event by Jessica Stern and Ruth W. Messinger Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

January 12, 2024

Taiwan

Taiwan’s Presidential Election: Expert Analysis From CFR and Foreign Affairs

As Taiwan’s voters head to the polls on January 13 to elect a new president and legislature, the Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs magazine offer resources and analysis on the context …

News Releases

September 16, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The President’s Inbox Recap: AI’s Impact on the 2024 U.S. Elections

Expect the weaponization of artificial intelligence to further stress American democracy.

President Joe Biden as seen standing at a podium with the POTUS seal.

Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

December 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Year of AI and Elections

Billions of people will take to the polls next year, marking the world’s largest-ever electoral field. But this historic scale is not the only thing that will make 2024 unique. As new threats like de…

People from around the world casting ballots in elections. This image includes content generated by artificial intelligence.

Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Kat Duffy, and Yoel Roth Why It Matters

May 10, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence in Journalism

Amy Webb, Joan Donovan, and Mehtab Khan discuss implications for artificial intelligence in journalism, the risk of its spreading of disinformation and malign influence, and advice for using artifici…

Event by Joan Donovan, Mehtab Khan, Amy Webb, and Carla Anne Robbins Local Journalists Workshops