Celebrating a Century | The Council on Foreign Relations at 100
WEBFounded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher, and educational institution dedicated to informing the public about the foreign policy choices facing the United States and the world.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBSep 16, 2024 · The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to divide the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states.On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750,000 ...
War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Following a winter stalemate, Putin announced plans in February to take all of Donbas by March 2023 in an offensive surge. However, the attack made little progress and devolved into a months-long siege of Bakhmut, a town of limited strategic value with a pre-war population of seventy thousand.The United States estimates Russia suffered one hundred thousand casualties in Bakhmut, including ...
Instability in Afghanistan | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBAug 16, 2021 · The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.In October 2001, U.S. and allied forces invaded the country and quickly ousted the Taliban regime following its refusal to hand over terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in the wake of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks. Following the U.S.-led invasion, Taliban leadership ...
Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBChina’s assertiveness in the South China Sea has steadily increased, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian claimant states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. In recent years, satellite imagery has shown China’s increased efforts to ...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBMar 20, 2024 · Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. Refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh region drive cars past a checkpoint in the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, on September 24, 2023. A truck with refugees on board rides on the road between Kornidzor and Goris on September 28, 2023. Azeri service members guard an area …
The Council on Foreign Relations: A Short History
WEBThe Council on Foreign Relations: A Short History To mark the centennial of the Council on Foreign Relations, George Gavrilis tells the story of the organization's founding by a small group of influential New Yorkers at the end of the First World War and its growth into a diverse national organization and one of America's most prominent institutions.
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Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBExplore how China’s claims over the South China Sea have antagonized competing countries and track the latest developments with CFR's Global Conflict Tracker.
Pandemic Preparedness | Lessons From COVID-19
WEBFuture pandemics are inevitable. This CFR Task Force Report examines the lessons of COVID-19, and explains how the United States, and the world, can do better.