Kyle Fendorf

CFR Staff

Kyle Fendorf

Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy

Kyle Fendorf is the research associate for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was a research assistant at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College in public policy and politics, philosophy, and economics.

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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 October 17, 2024

Lebanon

What Is Hezbollah?
The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson October 4, 2024

Global

Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker
Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…

Tracker by Benn Steil, Elisabeth Harding and Samuel Zucker October 2, 2024

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Taiwan

The Taiwan Challenge, With Oriana Mastro and David Sacks (Election 2024, Episode 5)

Podcast
Oriana Mastro, a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S. policy toward Taiwan in light of talk that China might seek to compel the island’s reunification with the mainland. This episode is the fifth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2024 presidential election and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, Oriana Skylar Mastro and David Sacks October 15, 2024 The President’s Inbox

Austria

How Far-Right Election Gains Are Changing Europe
Far-right parties are making significant strides in Austria and Germany, pulling EU policies in a rightward direction.

Expert Brief by Liana Fix and Sophia Winograd October 15, 2024

Election 2024

Why Fracking Matters in the 2024 U.S. Election
The fracking boom has transformed the United States into the world’s leading producer of oil and gas. With presidential candidates Harris and Trump clashing on climate and energy policy, the practice is once again in the spotlight.

In Brief by Diana Roy October 8, 2024