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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 11, 2024

United Nations
Sorensen Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation With Cindy McCain

Cindy McCain shares her vision to combat hunger and malnutrition around the world. The World Food Programme (WFP) works in the most challenging contexts around the world, reaching more than 150 milli…

Play Cindy McCain sits presenting on CFR stage.

June 18, 2024

Economics
Economic Update

Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, gives an update on the state of the U.S. economy and forecast trends in the coming months. The host of the webinar is Carla A…

Play A screen displays trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S.

July 19, 2022

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Crisis Likely Won’t Be Resolved Soon

Sri Lanka’s new president should be able to finish negotiations with the IMF, but protesters will likely demand more.

Protesters gather in a street leading to the Sri Lankan President's official residence

May 29, 2024

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Avian Flu Outbreak and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Jennifer Nuzzo, senior fellow senior fellow for global health at CFR, discusses the spread of the avian influenza in poultry and dairy cows in the United States and risks that zoonotic diseases pose …

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June 4, 2024

Europe
Media Briefing: Biden in France, Future of Ukraine, and U.S.-Europe Relations

CFR experts discuss President Joe Biden's first state visit to France, U.S.-Europe relations, and the future of support to Ukraine.

Play French President Emmanuel Macron greets U.S. President Joe Biden during an official State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

September 3, 2014

Regional Organizations
NATO Membership Has Its Privileges (Unfortunately Ukraine Won’t See Them)

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is the most egregious effort since World War II to forcibly alter the borders of a sovereign European state. It is also the biggest test of Western resolve since the Co…

U.S. president Barack Obama and his Estonian counterpart, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, review troops during Obama's visit to Tallinn, Estonia, on September 3, 2014.