CFR Staff

Shelby Sires

Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair

United States

Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions
Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within the parties.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors August 21, 2024

Palestinian Territories

What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt, as is Gaza’s.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson August 19, 2024

Monetary Policy

What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its battle against inflation.

Backgrounder by James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman August 15, 2024 Renewing America

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Monetary Policy

What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its battle against inflation.

Backgrounder by James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman August 15, 2024 Renewing America

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel to Govern AI
U.S. government agencies are being asked to rapidly scale governance efforts focused on AI. The U.S. government should integrate governance into agencies' existing mandates, rather than trying to create a governance model from scratch.

Blog Post by Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels August 20, 2024 Net Politics

Georgia

What Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law Means for Its Democracy
Georgia’s new law reflects rising Russian influence in the country and has prompted backlash from the United States and the European Union, which fear it could harm the Caucasus state’s democratic development.

In Brief by Marc Goedemans August 21, 2024