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 Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised that his administration would make a “historic effort” to reduce long-running racial inequities in health. Tobacco use—the leading cause of p…

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

Health

How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on 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

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June 4, 2025

Trade

Trade Calendar

Trade and tariffs are a central part of President Donald Trump’s international economic policy. Stay up to date with the Council on Foreign Relation’s calendar of significant trade-related events.

Article by Allison J. Smith Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

June 6, 2025

Trade

The Founding History of the WTO and Role of the United States

This article was originally published online by the Association of Women in International Trade in the 2025 Summer Communiqué on June 2, 2025. It is easy to default into hyperbole when the state o…

Article by Inu Manak Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

June 10, 2025

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

How Vaccines Changed the World

Vaccination campaigns have nearly eradicated some of the most deadly and transmissible diseases. In a rising tide of vaccine hesitancy, however, outbreaks are cropping up again.

A woman administers drops of a polio vaccine into a young boy's mouth, as children stand by, waiting to be vaccinated themselves.

Backgrounder by Mariel Ferragamo

June 10, 2025

Global Governance

Trump and Trade Loom Over Canada’s G7 Summit

Leaders of the world’s seven major industrial democracies will strive for a united front on tackling some of the world’s toughest economic and security challenges. Job one will be to avoid a rupture …

World leaders, with Angela Merkel in the center, stand around a table as Donald Trump sits on the other side of it.

Expert Brief by Matthew P. Goodman

June 10, 2025

Daily News Brief

Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks

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. …

An investigator works next to a damaged apartment building at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 10, 2025.

Article by CFR.org Editors

June 11, 2025

United States

2025 International Affairs Fellowship Conference: Diplomacy in a Changing World

Former U.S. ambassadors and IAF alumni reflect on the challenges of representing American interests amid rising authoritarianism, strained alliances, and shifting trade and security priorities—as wel…

NATO foreign ministers' informal meeting in Turkey.

Virtual Event by Mark F. Brzezinski, Jendayi E. Frazer, Cameron R. Hume, James M. Lindsay, and Michael Froman

May 29, 2025

RealEcon

Why India Needs to Move at the Pace that Washington wants on a Trade Deal

Editor's note: This article was originally published on May 22, 2025 and does not reflect developments post May 22. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met U.S. President Donald J. Trump at …

Article by Kenneth I. Juster RealEcon

June 2, 2025

United States

Tariffs on Trial: What’s Next for President Trump’s Trade Policy

CFR experts discuss the recent court rulings on the legality of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs, and analyze the implications for U.S. trade policy, the impact on global markets, and the …

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of a microphone while holding a chart displaying tariff rates at the White House.

Virtual Event by Edward Alden, Jennifer Hillman, Inu Manak, Michael Froman, and Matthew P. Goodman

June 3, 2025

U.S. Trade Deficit

Mind the Trade Gap

The United States has had a trade deficit, meaning we import more than we export, for the past fifty years. But recently the trade deficit has become a front-burner issue for President Donald Trump a…