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January 8, 2024

Elections and Voting
The State of Democracy Around the World

Over four billion people in more than three dozen countries will have the opportunity to vote for new leadership in elections in 2024. Panelists discuss the strength of democracies in the year ahead …

Play Woman voting with several voting booths with the American flag surrounding her.

February 21, 2023

United States
As the Debt Ceiling Crisis Looms, Allies and Adversaries Are Watching

A U.S. default would send a shock through the global economy and risk the credibility of the U.S. dollar.  It would also alarm U.S. allies while presenting a gift to its adversaries.

The sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on the first day the federal government re-opened following a 16-day shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

August 22, 2023

United States
The Future of Dollar Hegemony

The United States has benefited from the dollar’s dominance of global markets for decades. Washington should be wary of squandering those benefits through political infighting and reckless policymaki…

dollar

February 9, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: February 9, 2024

Meta Oversight Board says edited video of Biden can stay up; U.S. sanctions Iranian hackers; Affordable Connectivity Program lapses; U.S. to restrict visas for spyware industry; scammers use deepfake…

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, his granddaughter Finnegan Biden and wife Jill Biden, take part in Sunday services at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina.

November 29, 2023

United States
In Memoriam: Henry A. Kissinger

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger passed away on November 29, 2023, at age 100. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) mourns the passing of Henry A. Kissinger, the fifty-sixth secretary of state and a membe…

Henry A. Kissinger

November 9, 2022

United States
What the Midterm Elections Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy

Despite what will likely be a divided next Congress, don’t expect major shifts when it comes to the two biggest international issues facing the United States today. Probably…

Residents cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm election at the Franklin County Board of Elections during early voting hours, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., November 1, 2022.

January 31, 2024

Pakistan
Pakistan Is on Edge Ahead of 2024 Elections

Pakistan’s military is set to again play kingmaker in elections that will determine how the nuclear-armed country grapples with an economic crisis, political upheaval aggravated by the arrest of Imra…

August 10, 2023

Arctic
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for the Arctic?

Climate change is fueling geopolitical competition in the Arctic. An independent Greenland could play an important role in years to come.