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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 19h

In Madagascar, poor services, poverty, and inequality have made President Rajoelina’s government the latest target of Gen Z protests, argues Michelle Gavin.

Protests Arrive in Madagascar

Poor public service provision, poverty, and inequality have made Rajoelina's government the latest target of Gen Z demonstrations.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 19h

“The theme of this year’s Climate Week was ‘Power On,’ an appeal no doubt intended to be inspirational but which was freighted with all the exhausted, forced cheer of a parent in hour three of a kindergartner’s birthday party,” Lindsay Iversen writes.

From New York to Belém: Climate Week in Context

This is a limited excerpt from the Climate Realism Initiative Newsletter. Sign up to receive monthly insights from the initiative's fellows and staff, including articles, videos, podcasts, events, an…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 19h

The first phase in a deal to end the two-year Hamas-Israel war is a major achievement. But a sustainable truce remains a challenge and a lasting solution to Palestinian governance appears remote, argues Steven A. Cook.

Trump Achieves Breakthrough Gaza Ceasefire, but a Tough Road Lies Ahead

The first phase in a deal to end the two-year Hamas-Israel war is a major achievement. But a sustainable truce remains a challenge and a lasting solution to Palestinian governance appears remote.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 1d

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military assistance. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny over the course of Israel’s conflicts with Hamas and Iran.

U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military assistance. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny over the course of Israel’s conflicts with Hamas and Iran.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 1d

Children in Gaza have faced starvation, malnutrition, and disease fueled by Israel's blockade and restrictions on aid and medical supplies, contributing to the high mortality rate.

Learn more with Think Global Health:

Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts | Think Global Health

Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 1d

Max Boot’s love of writing and history led him to a yearslong career in journalism before he became a senior fellow at CFR, a position he's held for two decades.

He chatted about how he got his start in foreign policy and what’s shaped his worldview.

How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Max Boot

As a CFR fellow of more than twenty years, Max Boot has traced the ups and downs of American foreign policy. He chatted with CFR about how his career burgeoned from a love of history and the benefits…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 1d

The White House hasn’t persuasively made the legal case that drug cartels are waging a war against the United States, argues Matthew C. Waxman.

Armed Conflict? Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Test U.S. Law

The White House may have reason to believe that international drug trafficking is a grave threat to Americans, but it hasn’t persuasively made the legal case that cartels are waging a war against the…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 1d

🎧 On this episode of The President's Inbox podcast, Elliott Abrams and Ed Husain sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and whether President Trump’s peace plan will produce a lasting ceasefire.

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PODCAST | The President's Inbox: Two Years Since October 7, With Elliott Abrams and Ed Husain

Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle East studies and the Council, and Ed Husain, senior fellow at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the state of the Israeli-Palestinian confl...

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 2d

The United States has moved decidedly away from liberal democracy and toward what Schmitt called a “plebiscitary” democracy—that is, one in which an elected president rules, but legal checks on the president’s power are dispensed with, writes Benn Steil.

Reading Schmitt in Beijing

How China’s rise provoked America’s illiberal turn.

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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 2d

The Chinese government has imprisoned more than 1,000,000 Uyghurs since 2017 and subjected those not detained to intense surveillance, religious restrictions, forced labor, family separations, and forced sterilizations.

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China's Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

More than a million Muslims have been arbitrarily detained in China's Xinjiang region. The reeducation camps are just one part of the government's crackdown on Uyghurs.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 2d

If the U.S. government cannot move its internal machinery to extend a popular agency’s basic ability to function, the United States will fail to outcompete its adversaries, writes William Henagan.

The (Temporary) End of the U.S. Development Finance Corporation

On Monday, October 6, the authority of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to conduct its mission to eradicate poverty and advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through stra...

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 3d

"Policy choices affect financial markets and economic conditions, and this should be ideally considered before policies are unveiled. Not every unintended outcome is as benign as this year’s emerging-market rally," writes Rebecca Patterson.

How Trump Has Made Emerging Market Assets Great Again

A flurry of White House economic and trade policies intended to put “America First” have yielded unexpected returns in developing economies around the world. It’s a timely reminder of how policy deci…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 3d

Moldova has written a playbook for defeating hybrid warfare, and it is one that others can learn from, writes Linda Robinson.

Moldova’s Victory over Russia

A majority of voters in Moldova reaffirmed the country’s desire to break free of Russian interference and continue its path to join the European Union. The victory for reformist leader Maia Sandu, wh…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 3d

Congress last renewed AGOA in 2015. The program’s fate, especially given the recent shift towards a high-tariff trade policy, is unclear, experts say.

Here's what to know ⬇️

AGOA: The U.S.-Africa Trade Program

AGOA is the cornerstone of the U.S.-Africa trade relationship, but declining support has called the program's value into question.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 4d

The United States will need to reframe climate adaptation as a pragmatic policy that can bridge partisan divides and earn the support of everyday Americans, argues CFR expert @tombollyky.bsky.social.

The Climate Adaptation Crisis in Global Health

For the United States to address the global health risks posed by accelerating climate change, it will need to reframe climate adaptation as a pragmatic policy that can bridge partisan divides and earn the support of everyday Americans.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 4d

On September 22, Jerome Cohen, a long-time fellow at the CFR and a life member since 1977, passed away at the age of 95.

CFR President Michael Froman and several others honor his work, his effect on their lives, and his enduring legacy ⬇️

Jerome A. Cohen: Legal Pioneer, China Expert, Mentor, and Friend

Jerry, as most knew him, passed away on September 22. CFR President Michael Froman and several others honor his work, his effect on their lives, and his enduring legacy.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 5d

CFR expert Ebenezer Obadare sat down to discuss how he continues to challenge himself, what young people intent on studying Africa should focus on, the benefits of teaching abroad, why he loves visiting the U.S. Capitol, and more.

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How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Ebenezer Obadare

Ebenezer Obadare has explored the intricacies of African politics over the course of a career in journalism and academia. He sat down with CFR to talk about how he continues to challenge himself and ...

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 5d

The Committee to Protect Journalists reported in February that Israel was responsible for 70% of reported journalist killings worldwide last year, and estimated that 203 have been killed since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

See how violence against the press is a rising trend worldwide ⬇️

Violence Is a Growing Threat to Press Freedom Worldwide

Violence against the press is a rising trend worldwide--whether in the line of fire in fierce conflicts, or on the front lines of covering repressive regimes.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 6d

"The LDP could count on its identity as the experienced ruling party to attract voters. Now it must also demonstrate that it has the ideas and the energy to transform how Japan is governed," writes Sheila A. Smith.

#Change, LDP! But Will It?

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's announcement that he would step down has prompted yet another race within the LDP for a new president.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 6d

The Trump administration recently informed Congress that the United States is in a formal “armed conflict” against drug cartels it has labeled as “unlawful armed combatants.”

Get the latest from our global conflict tracker ⬇️

U.S. Confrontation With Venezuela | Global Conflict Tracker

Learn about Instability in Venezuela and keep up with recent developments on the Center for Preventive Action’s Global Conflict Tracker.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 6d

Without real external adjustment it will soon become clear, to paraphrase one of the Argentine president’s idols, that the problem with Mileism is you eventually run out of other people’s money, write Brad Setser and Stephen Paduano.

Other people's money, and the problem with Mileism

The US Treasury needs to get Argentina on a better policy path before it blows through the Exchange Stabilization Fund

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 6d

The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president.

While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role in domestic and overseas operations.

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What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?

The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role…

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 7d

Reforming the interconnection process is essential to ensuring grid reliability and affordable energy prices, especially as domestic electricity demand continues to grow, write Mia Beams and Davis Recht.

The U.S. Interconnection Challenge: Why Renewables Are Stuck in Line

Rising electricity demand and climate goals have brought U.S. electrical grid efficiency to the forefront energy policy and infrastructure planning. But connecting new energy projects to the grid, kn...

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 7d

Michelle Gavin argues that major powers competing for influence in Africa, including the United States, Russia, and China, will have to change the way they do business, as growing dissatisfaction and desire for change spreads throughout the continent ⬇️

The Age of Change

An approachable guide to the political, social, and demographic changes happening in Africa and why they matter for the rest of the world.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 8d

Zero nuclear enrichment is no longer solely an American position, and it will isolate the Iranian regime even further at a volatile time in the Middle East, argues Ray Takeyh.

The Ripple Effect of UN Sanctions on Iran's Nuclear Program

Zero nuclear enrichment is no longer solely an American position, and it will isolate the Iranian regime even further at a volatile time in the Middle East.