This introduction to international relations course eschews most of the theory, which tends to be too abstract and divorced from the way the world actually operates.

The Kremlin used to tread softly when exercising its influence in the countries along its southern border, by expanding the ...

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For the first time in its history, the State Department prepared to plan, instead of improvise, foreign policy. Secretary of State George Marshall brought the Department abreast of America's ...

Christopher Mitchell, International Migration, International Relations and Foreign Policy, The International Migration Review, Vol. 23, No. 3, Special Silver Anniversary Issue: International Migration ...

Three decades ago, university public-policy and international-affairs programs shifted from teaching about the Cold War rivalry to engaging in discussions about the potential for democracy ...

This analysis focuses on differences in views between international relations scholars surveyed by the Teaching, Research and International Policy (TRIP) Project and public opinion in the U.S. and 13 ...

There are almost 8 billion people in the world, and I’m sure that for some of them, 2021 was a fabulous year. For the rest—even those of us who have been more fortunate than most—not so much.

Ms. Thompson is the founder and chief executive of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative. When Margot Wallstrom, then Sweden’s foreign minister, announced back in 2014 that her country would ...

In short, an FFP integrates the goal of gender equality across national foreign policy and international security institutions. ... ©2025 Council on Foreign Relations.