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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lost Decade
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Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine evaluate the limitations of the Pivot to Asia and offer a compelling vision for the future of U.S. foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific. -
The End of Ambition
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A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of U.S. national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order. -
Will the Biden Administration Abandon Democracy in Venezuela?Biden administration policy toward Venezuela has abandoned concern about democracy and human rights, instead placing oil prices, migration, and presidential politics above them. Will it change?
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Joseph Lieberman, R.I.P.The late Sen. Joseph Lieberman was a model of how public life should be conducted, and an important figure in American Jewish history.
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The Human Rights IndustryThe two largest human rights NGOs, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, dominate the field despite deep problems of bias and inadequate oversight.
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The Middle East, Cold War, and Emerging Technologies: The Contributions of Henry KissingerThis symposium explores the trajectory of three critical foreign policy domains that Henry Kissinger, a longtime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, engaged with throughout his career in and out of government, and the lessons learned for U.S. foreign policy today.
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Schumer 's Attack on an Ally at WarSen. Schumer's call for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to be pushed out of office is an unprecedented attack on a democratic ally at war and would turn Israel into an American colony.
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Five Months of War: Where Israel, Hamas, and the U.S. StandThe death toll from the Israel-Hamas war continues to mount, with no lasting settlement in sight. Meanwhile, concerns about humanitarian catastrophe and regional violence are spreading.
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The Future of GazaA new proposal for the future of Gaza urges formation of an International Trust for Gaza Reconstruction.
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United States Lacks Strategic Clarity on the Horn of AfricaThe recent flurry of congressional and executive attention on Sudan needs to be married to a long-term strategy toward the Horn of Africa.
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Leadership Change in RussiaVladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia does not appear as ironclad as it once did. Liana Fix and Maria Snegovaya recommend that the United States prepare for potential leadership change in Moscow and develop response strategies with its allies to mitigate fallout.
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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So TenseDifferences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.
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Is the Path to a Palestinian State "Irreversible?"Secretary of State Blinken's call for “a concrete, time-bound and irreversible path” to a Palestinian state presents serious dangers to Israel and to Palestinians as well.
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The World That Wasn’t
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A dramatic and powerful new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace—a perspective that will forever change how we view the making of U.S. and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War. -
The Humbling of Henry KissingerThe truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.
