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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Our goal is to start a conversation in this country about the need for Americans to better understand the world. Source
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Connor Martin previously served as deputy director of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) at the Treasury Department. His work has focused on the national security implications of cross-border capital flows and on the national security risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies. My team at CFIUS spent long hours negotiating agreements with private companies to compel them to do—or not do—certain things.
World Leaders at CFR: Highlights From UNGA 2026
The 2026 UN General Assembly was held under a telling theme: restoring trust and managing transformation. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of widening global fault lines, world leaders who spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) last week focused on the practical stakes for their own countries and regions, including how to attract investment, the need for reform at the United Nations, and ways to handle increased conflict. Here is what they told CFR audiences.
How Demand for GLP-1s Overwhelmed the Global Drug System
Cast your mind back to 2023 and the cultural phenomenon that rocked the world. The Hollywood Reporter: The box office is gearing up for a barbenheimer showdown. Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! No, no, not that. BBC News: ChatGPT, maybe you’ve heard of it. If not, get ready. No, not that either...I’m thinking more about...
What Questions Should Leaders Ask Before Going to War?
Historians will be unkind to President Donald Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury, which has just entered its eighth month. His administration never fully vetted the war it was launching, never decided what it was seeking to accomplish, and never asked how Iran could try to neutralize the U.S. military’s overwhelming edge.
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Neel Kashkari
Council on Foreign Relations Founded in 1921, CFR is a nonpartisan, independent national membership organization, think tank, educator, and publisher.
World Economic Update
Council on Foreign Relations Founded in 1921, CFR is a nonpartisan, independent national membership organization, think tank, educator, and publisher.
Culture Under Fire: Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia’s Campaign of Erasure
Russia has significantly increased its strikes on Ukraine since summer. Many attacks have hit targets with no military value. Since June, Russian missiles and drones have set fire to a one-thousand-year-old cathedral in Kyiv, destroyed a children’s book warehouse in Kharkiv, and severely damaged Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. Russia is increasingly targeting cultural sites that lay at the heart of Ukrainian society. As a Ukrainian expert told CFR: “We need drones to win the war.
Mining, geopolitics, and the ‘impossible triangle’
Council on Foreign Relations Founded in 1921, CFR is a nonpartisan, independent national membership organization, think tank, educator, and publisher.
Entangled Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
The Red Sea region is in a state of upheaval. Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz led to an outsized Saudi dependence on the Bab el-Mandeb, and Yemen’s Houthis seized the moment. As my colleague Steven Cook has explained, these developments have strengthened the hand of the Iranian regime, and worsened supply chain disruptions, energy price increases, and both Saudi and Egyptian anxiety. But anyone who thinks the situation could not get much worse is not paying attention.
India After the Liberal Order
Despite being the world’s two largest democracies, the United States and India have often been at odds over issues of strategic autonomy and Western-dominated rules and institutions. The end of the Cold War presented the two with a window for rapprochement, and while the bilateral partnership progressed, India largely remained a reluctant participant in the U.S.-led global order. India has been skeptical of that order from the start.