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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 4, 2015
Middle East and North Africa
New CFR InfoGuide Explores Emergence of the Kurds
As Kurds strive for a greater role in Turkey and continue to resist the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has released a new interactive guide ex…
February 16, 2021
News Release
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Recounts the Untold Story of the Women Who Fought to Defeat ISIS, in New Book
In 2014, a remarkable all-women militia faced off against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Kobani, a small town in northeastern Syria, which became a turning point in the fight against ISIS. In h…
February 12, 2019
News Release
Shrinking Options for Swelling Refugee Population Illustrated in New CFR InfoGuide
A new multimedia InfoGuide from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) examines the burgeoning crisis and the strains it is placing on the international refugee system.
January 17, 2018
Human Rights
More Than 40 Million People Enslaved Worldwide, Shows New CFR InfoGuide
January 17, 2018—Slavery is universally prohibited by national and international laws, but more than 40 million people continue to be enslaved worldwide. Fueled by a population boom and extreme pover…
June 21, 2006
Turkey
U.S.-Turkey Relations Seriously Damaged by Iraq War, Finds Council Special Report
“The growing schism between the West and the Islamic world is one of the primary challenges confronting American foreign and defense policymakers. As a consequence, the relationship between the Unite…