Caroline Kapp

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Caroline Kapp

Research Associate, U.S. Foreign Policy

Caroline Kapp is a research associate for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she worked as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She holds a BA in political science from Middlebury College.

Germany

A More Strategic German Foreign Policy?

Germany’s new strategies are important foreign policy markers, but they shy away from establishing the country as a leader among European powers.

In Brief by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp July 27, 2023 Europe Program
Georgia

The Dangers of Democratic Backsliding in Georgia

Georgia was once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, but today it is backsliding toward authoritarianism and headed back into Russia's sphere of influence.

Article by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp June 21, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Europe and Eurasia

One Year After: How Putin Got Germany Wrong

Germany, once dangerously dependent on Russian energy, has defied Russian expectations in its reaction to war in Ukraine.

In Brief by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp February 17, 2023 Europe Program
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Russia

Super Spy or Paper pusher? How Putin’s KGB Years in East Germany Helped Shape Him

Featuring Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp via LA Times June 15, 2023
Germany

Why Vladimir Putin Is Embracing Germany’s Far Right

with Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp via The Atlantic October 31, 2023
Wars and Conflict

The Devastating Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

with Caroline Kapp via Think Global Health November 1, 2022

Japan

The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 3, 2024

United States

How U.S. Water Infrastructure Works

The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.

Backgrounder by James McBride and Noah Berman May 2, 2024 Renewing America

Cuba

U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors April 24, 2024

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