How Biden Can Prove That 'America Is Back' at the United Nations
Biden should reinvigorate American leadership within the United Nations and invest more energy and resources into multilateral diplomacy.
by Stewart M. Patrick International Institutions and Global Governance Program
Funding the United Nations: What Impact Do U.S. Contributions Have on UN Agencies and Programs?
Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. President Trump's proposed budget cuts could jeopardize their work.
by Amanda Shendruk, Laura Hillard, and Diana Roy
Foreign Affairs Live: Climate Change
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan discusses the May/June 2020 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine with contributors David G. Victor and Rebecca Henderson. The authors focus on topics raised in their articles, includ…
Event by Rebecca Henderson and David G. Victor
Meet Bill Weld, Republican Presidential Candidate
Update: Bill Weld announced on March 18, 2020, that he was ending his campaign. Bill Weld was the first Republican to officially announce he would challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presid…
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge
$500 Billion in Dividends out of the Double Irish with a Dutch twist (with a bit of Help from Bermuda)
Tax is often the biggest factor in the balance of payments. U.S. firms operating in Bermuda paid $229 billion in dividends back to their U.S. parents in 2018. That's more than the United States earne…
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money
Bringing a Gender Lens to the Immigration Debate
Adjunct Senior Fellow Catherine Powell presided over a CFR roundtable, "Bringing a Gender Lens to Immigration: Domestic Violence–Based Asylum and Family Separation" with Lee Gelernt, deputy director …
Blog Post by Catherine Powell Women Around the World
Foreign Affairs Live with George Packer
One of the most celebrated diplomats of his generation, Richard Holbrooke helped normalize U.S. relations with China; served as U.S. ambassador to a newly unified Germany and then to the United Natio…
Event by George Packer
Women and Economic Growth
The Economic Gains of Gender Parity
Kim K. Azzarelli, Jamille Bigio, and Richard Fry analyze factors underlying the global gender wage gap and discuss the benefits of gender parity, as part of the CFR 2019 College and University Educators Workshop, with Elmira Bayrasli.
Event by Kim K. Azzarelli, Jamille Bigio, and Richard Fry College and University Educators Workshops
The Growing Global Cancer Divide
In advance of World Cancer Day, speakers discuss developments in cancer treatment and prevention, and the prospects for closing the global cancer divide.
Event by Cary Adams and Harold Varmus
The Digital Revolution Is Transforming Energy—Whether It Slows Climate Change Is Up to Policymakers
This post is about a new book, "Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems," edited by Varun Sivaram. It is available as a paperback or e-book on Amazon, a…
Blog Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate