A view of the General Assembly Hall during the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters in New York on September 22, 2024. (David Dee Delgado/Reuters) |
The most pressing issues facing the world today are rapidly evolving, and the most anticipated summits in 2025 will attempt to tackle them. Check out the summits |
See CFR’s top stories reflecting on 2024 and forecasting 2025: - Ten Most Significant World Events in 2024, by James M. Lindsay
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A Year of Elections and Democratic Challenges, by Diana Roy
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A Big Year for Asian Elections, but Not Necessarily for Democracy, by Joshua Kurlantzick
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What We’re Watching Around the Globe in 2025, by Michael Froman
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Conflicts to Watch in 2025, by Paul B. Stares
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Ten Elections to Watch in 2025, by James M. Lindsay
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What’s at Stake for Africa in 2025, by Michelle Gavin
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The World Next Year: Wars, New Governments, and Stormy Weather to Watch in 2025, hosted by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins, featuring Steven Erlanger
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Ryan Neelam, Selim Yenel, Jana de Kluiver, and Gustavo Martínez |
The Group of Twenty (G20) met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the heels of a seismic U.S. presidential election that has the potential to accelerate an already rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. Council of Councils experts weigh in on the meeting’s successes, failures, missed opportunities, and next steps. Read the perspectives
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Fyodor Lukyanov, Soumya Bhowmick, Gustavo de Carvalho, Patryk Kugiel, Yasushi Kudo, Haibin Niu |
The 2024 BRICS Summit saw expansion, innovation, and potential changes to the global geopolitical context. Read the takeaways |
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In a move to reshape global agricultural trade, the 2024 BRICS Kazan Declaration has thrown its weight behind the creation of a BRICS grain exchange. Read the post on Asia Unbound |
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The UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, fell short of goals for climate finance and raised doubts about the ability of the Conference of the Parties process to halt alarming global warming trends. Read the expert brief |
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CFR’s Preventive Priorities Survey finds that the worsening of ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Russian military gains in Ukraine, and heightened tensions at the U.S.-Mexico border are experts’ top global concerns for 2025. |
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Voters participate in the 2024 Nevada primary. (John Locher/AP Photo) |
The rapidly changing landscape of foreign influence demands a new approach. A new Council Special Report finds that countering malign influence from abroad will require a stronger democracy at home. Read the report |
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The U.S. government has found that genocide has occurred in several parts of the world over the last two decades, most recently in China and Sudan. Read about the policy implications |
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Donald Trump could take several early actions as president that could draw legal scrutiny, including on immigration, climate, and security policy. Find out more |
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Ray Takeyh, Abdulaziz Sager, Tamir Hayman, Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis, and Patrycja Sasnal |
The result of the U.S. presidential election last November can have serious implications for the Middle East. Read the analysis |
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Will Freeman, Beatriz Nofal, Michael Den Tandt, and Sergio M. Alcocer |
The result of the U.S. presidential election will have far-reaching consequences for various regions, including the Americas. Find out how The above two Global Perspectives pieces are part of a concluded series. Please check our Council of Councils page for all previous installments. |
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CFR is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Technologist-in-Residence Fellowship and the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship |
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