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March 9, 2021

Cybersecurity
Why the SolarWinds Hack Is a Wake-Up Call

The sweeping cyber espionage campaign shows how sophisticated adversaries can bypass even well-defended targets.

February 8, 2019

Economics
2019 Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium

Although the global rate of extreme poverty is at a historic low, the pace of poverty reduction is slowing and the World Bank estimates that more than 700 million people still live on less than $1.90…

May 20, 2025

RealEcon
How Trade Chaos Could Transform Into the Trump Round of Trade Negotiations

The Trump administration’s upending of trade norms could help usher in a new economic order—but only if done right.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China's International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025.

August 18, 2020

Cybersecurity
To Save the Postal Service, Bring It Online

Rather than preserving the post office of the twentieth century in amber or doing away with it all together, there is a third approach: Modernize it to meet the needs of the twenty-first century.

A U.S. postal worker loads his truck as he begins his day during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Carlsbad, California.

May 9, 2025

Daily News Brief
U.S.-UK Draft Trade Deal

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day.  Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning. …

U.S. President Trump announces trade deal with the U.K., at the White House in Washington.

April 30, 2025

United States
The Vietnam War Ended Fifty Years Ago Today

The second-longest war in U.S. history began with dreams of quick victory and ended in catastrophe.  

Fall of Saigon U.S. Embassy Evacuation

December 29, 2024

United States
The Legacy of Jimmy Carter’s Foreign Policy

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away this week at the age of one-hundred, leaves behind a rich and at times confounding foreign policy legacy that eludes any simplistic narrative.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin celebrate the signing of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel.