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May 8, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire

 

Play Israeli forces launch a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah
Virtual Event by Elliott Abrams, Steven A. Cook, and Carla Anne Robbins Middle East Program

April 1, 2024

Trade
U.S. Trade Policy Is at a Crossroads

Biden’s trade agenda is trying to tackle climate change, domestic jobs, and great power competition, but trade-offs are inevitable. A clear vision on priorities is essential. 

BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 20: A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Nippon Steel has said that it would relocate its U.S. headquarters from Houston to Pittsburgh, where U.S. Steel (X.N) is located, if their acquisition deal goes through.
Article by Edward Alden Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

January 18, 2013

Politics and Government
The World Next Week: Barack Obama Is Inaugurated, Shinzo Abe Visits Southeast Asia, and Israel and Jordan Vote

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Obama’s second inauguration; Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s tour of Southeast Asia; and next week’s elections in Israel and Jordan…

The U.S. Capitol prepares for President Obama's second inauguration with a dress rehearsal on January 13, 2013 (Mike Theiler/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 10, 2011

Immigration and Migration
Obama’s Trip to Latin America

Between March 19 and 23, President Obama will take his first foreign trip this year – and his first ever to South America.

A shaman performs a ritual in front of a photograph of President Barack Obama in Lima
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

April 26, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Obama, the EU, Brexit, and Syria

President Obama has been in Europe this week. In the U.K., he told the Brits not to think of leaving the E.U. In Germany, he said that   So this is a defining moment. And what happens on this c…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

May 3, 2024

Japan
The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.  …

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta addresses U.S. and Japanese forces at Yokota Air Base outside of Tokyo, October 24, 2011.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

March 4, 2024

Haiti
Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development

Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.

A Haitian girl walks through a garbage-filled ravine in Port-au-Prince.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Rocio Cara Labrador