Council on Foreign Relations

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 21, 2025 Renewing America

Climate Change

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 21, 2025 Renewing America

Health

How New Tobacco Control Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on U.S. Cancer

This interactive examines how nationwide bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, as proposed by the Biden administration on April 28, 2022, could help shrink the racial gap on U.S. lung cancer death rates.

by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

Health

How New Tobacco Control Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on U.S. Cancer

by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

China Strategy Initiative

Securing America: Key Authorities Under the Defense Production Act

Four points framed Dr. Doshi’s remarks to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. First, China is an ambitious and formidable competitor unlike any the United States h…

Testimony by Rush Doshi May 22, 2025 China Strategy Initiative

China Strategy Initiative

Securing America: Key Authorities Under the Defense Production Act

Four points framed Dr. Doshi’s remarks to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. First, China is an ambitious and formidable competitor unlike any the United States h…

Testimony by Rush Doshi May 22, 2025 China Strategy Initiative

China

Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Panda Diplomacy—China's Soft Power in Black and White

Far beyond cultural exchange, pandas have long served as instruments of Chinese soft power. Panelists will discuss the history and strategic use of “panda diplomacy,” what it means to host a panda, and how symbolic gestures can shape bilateral ties and influence international relations. Members are encouraged to include their high school- or college-age children or grandchildren in this event. All members are welcome to attend. The conversation portion of this meeting is on the record. The question-and-answer portion of this meeting is not for attribution, meaning that participants are free to make use of the information shared at the meeting but may not attribute any quotes or content to any speakers or participants. Use of personal recording devices and cameras is prohibited. CFR reserves the right to take or use photographs for its own use. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. The Daughters and Sons meeting series is made possible by generous endowment support from The Marc Haas Foundation and the Stanley S. Shuman Family Foundation.

Virtual Event with Bryan Amaral, Rush Doshi, Melissa Songer, Jennifer Griffin and Brandie Smith May 27, 2025 Asia Program

China

Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Panda Diplomacy—China's Soft Power in Black and White

Virtual Event with Bryan Amaral, Rush Doshi, Melissa Songer, Jennifer Griffin and Brandie Smith May 27, 2025 Asia Program

360 Results for:

March 11, 2025

Space

U.S. Space Policy, With Nina Armagno and Jane Harman

Nina Armagno, retired United States Space Force lieutenant general, and Jane Harman, former congresswoman and president emerita of the Wilson Center, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the inc…

A rocket launches from a platform at night, creating a large plume of smoke on the ground.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay, Nina M. Armagno, and Jane Harman The President’s Inbox

March 4, 2025

China

Reporting from China, With Jane Perlez

Jane Perlez, a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center and a longtime foreign correspondent for the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the decline of foreign repo…

A silhouette of a reporter behind a TV camera recording a broadcast of a Chinese state official on a large screen.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Jane Perlez The President’s Inbox

June 5, 2025

India

India’s Space Policy: Between Strategic Autonomy and Alignment With the United States

India’s space policy, once driven primarily by domestic development goals, is increasingly aligning with that of the United States. How it approaches the norms of space governance, however, could pro…

Employees stand next to Heat Shield of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark II inside a manufacturing facility of the Larsen & Toubro Precision Manufacturing and Systems Complex on the outskirts of Coimbatore, India, February 26, 2025.

Article by Dimitrios Stroikos China Strategy Initiative

February 11, 2025

Space

Why Space Is a National Security Priority

The United States needs to restore its focus on space as a national security priority as conditions have changed and threats have multiplied.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is rolled out to a launchpad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.

Article by Jane Harman, Nina M. Armagno, and Esther Brimmer

December 16, 2024

Elections and Voting

Women This Week: Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Elected as Ghana’s First Female Vice President

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 7 to December 13.

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, 73, running mate of Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama, blows a kiss to supporters during the final election campaign rally in Accra, Ghana December 2024.

Post by Noël James and Uma Fox Women Around the World

February 11, 2025

Space

Securing Space: A Plan for U.S. Action

As outer space becomes more congested with debris and international tensions escalate, the threat to U.S. national security grows. The United States must act now to reassert its leadership and create…

Task Force Report by Nina M. Armagno, Jane Harman, Esther Brimmer, and Anya Schmemann

March 11, 2025

United States

The President’s Inbox Recap: U.S. Space Policy

The proliferation of space debris and a lack of agreed-upon rules threatens the essential benefits of space for commerce and security.

Post by Oscar Berry The Water's Edge

March 10, 2025

United States

Navigating the Gray Zone—Strategies to Address Hybrid Warfare

Panelists discuss the rising threat of hybrid warfare, exploring the tactics used by hostile states, and effective strategies to counter these covert attacks. **This is a virtual meeting through Z…

The experimental quiet supersonic aircraft X-59 is seen parked on tarmac in Palmdale

Virtual Event by James Appathurai, Max Boot, Linda S. Lourie, and Christopher Isham

February 26, 2025

United States

From AI to Microchips to Robotics: Frontier Technologies and the Changing Geopolitics

Emerging technologies, from AI to microchips to robotics, are transforming societies, economies, and geopolitics in profound ways. In light of these timely transformations, the Council on Foreign Rel…

Event by Mark Horowitz, Herbert Lin, Allison Okamura, and Amy B. Zegart Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

October 29, 2024

United States

Designing a Broader National Security Approach: A Conversation With the Commission on the National Defense Strategy

Panelists discuss the findings of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy Report, including the evolving security threats from China and its aligned partners: Russia, Iran, and North Korea. T…

Line of american soldiers standing at U.S. military base. Aircrafts are seen in the distance.

Event by Eric S. Edelman, Jane Harman, James N. Miller Jr., and Amna Nawaz