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NATO Is Marking Its Seventy-Seventh Anniversary. Will It Be Its Last?
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (72+ words) The future of world's most successful military alliance is in doubt. The Continued Merits of NATO" Hopefully,"Trump's current tirade against NATO will pass like a summer storm. He has threatened to leave NATO"before."As"time passes"and European…...
PODCAST | Why It Matters: From the U.S. to the Ukrainian Frontline
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1468+ words) This episode traces one young woman's journey home to a new kind of war'and Ukraine's fight for survival. This season we've been looking at the war in Ukraine - how it has reshaped the idea of modern conflict and launched the…...
Limits on Jewish Refugees From Germany - The 10 Best and 10 Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (615+ words) A Survey of Historians Germans pass by the broken shop window of a Jewish-owned business that was destroyed during Kristallnacht, November 10, 1938. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration/Bildarchiv Abraham Pisarek. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of…...
Transnational Repression Grew in 2025—and It Will Only Get Worse
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (872+ words) Autocrats have become more skilled in their intimidation and even harm of exiled dissidents and critics living abroad. Many countries where this repression is happening have weakened defenses against it or tolerated it because of economic ties to autocratic powers....
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Lessons of History
2+ week, 2+ day ago (259+ words) A Council on Foreign Relations symposium on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II suggests two critical lessons for policymaking today. So, I was delighted to attend the Council's annual Hauser Symposium on Monday. Titled…...
Term Member and Young Professionals Screening and Discussion of "Jean Monnet, Europe’s Adventurer"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1326+ words) by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 9, 2026 Renewing America A Conversation With Elbridge Colby Virtual Event with Elbridge A. Colby and Michael Froman March 4, 2026 Program Director, Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group; CFR Term Member Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for…...
PODCAST | Why It Matters: Autonomous Ukraine
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1792+ words) A foreign policy podcast for the rest of us, Why It Matters breaks down the overlooked and unexpected stories that are shaping the world around us. These are among the darkest hours, for Europe sees the end of WWII. NBC…...
Building National Security Capacity and Policy: A Conversation with Christine Wormuth
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (147+ words) by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 9, 2026 Renewing America A Conversation With Elbridge Colby Virtual Event with Elbridge A. Colby and Michael Froman March 4, 2026 President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Council on…...
A Conversation With Elbridge Colby
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1884+ words) by Lindsay Maizland and Clara Fong January 9, 2026 Renewing America A Conversation With Elbridge Colby Virtual Event with Elbridge A. Colby and Michael Froman March 4, 2026 Under Secretary of War for Policy, U.S. Department of War; CFR Member President, Council on Foreign Relations Under…...
Compete, Don’t Retreat
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (784+ words) A Smarter U.S. Response to China's Automotive Revolution The primary U.S. response to China's first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with allies, while managing security risks. But…...