Tag: CFR

Virtual Roundtable: The Rise of Economic Inequality (CFR)

Speakers Jason Furman Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Valerie Wilson Director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Policy Institute Presider Gideon Rose Mary...

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures (Lindsay Maizland, CFR)

Countries have debated how to combat climate change since the early 1990s. These negotiations have produced several important accords, including the Kyoto Protocol...

Cryptocurrencies, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money (Anshu Siripurapu, CFR)

Cryptocurrencies, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)

Could the AUKUS Deal Strengthen Deterrence Against China—And Yet Come at a Real Cost to Australia? (James Curran, CFR)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a state memorial honouring victims of the Australian bushfires at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South...

9/11/War on Terror/USA. Who Won the War on Terror? (CFR)

Speakers Daniel L. Byman Professor, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution; Author, Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in...

Global Security. The 9/11 Effect and the Transformation of Global Security (RSIS, PISM, CIGI, CFR, and SWP)

The scale and audacity of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, spurred sweeping changes in the way the United States, its partners, and...

Intelligence. Spying 101 (Gabrielle Sierra, Emily Harding, Edward Lucas, CFR)

The glamour and thrill of espionage, brought to life on screen by characters such as James Bond, have long captivated imaginations. But this profession is...

Afghan Refugees. Where Will Afghan Refugees Go? (Lindsay Maizland, CFR)

Tens of thousands of Afghans have scrambled to flee their country since the Taliban took over Kabul and much of the rest of the country...

Global Health. Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times (Thomas J. Bollyky, Serena Tohme, Samantha Kiernan, CFR)

Ten years ago, Captain America and The Hangover Part II were kings of the summer movie box office, Occupy Wall Street protestors were flooding into Zuccotti Park in lower...

Afghanistan/Iran. Where Iran Stands on the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan (Ray Takeyh, CFR)

How has Iran reacted to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan? It has welcomed the departure of U.S. forces and pledged to work with the Taliban...

Cuba – What’s Next for Cuba? (CFR)

Speakers Nora Gámez Torres Reporter, Cuba and U.S.-Latin American Policy, Nuevo Herald and Miami Herald Lillian Guerra Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History and Director, Cuba Program, University of Florida Jason I....

Afghanistan/USA – How the Afghan Army Collapsed Under the Taliban’s Pressure (CFR)

Max Boot A reporter asked U.S. President Joe Biden in July whether a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was inevitable. “No, it is not,” he said, pointing to...

Ethiopia – The Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region (CFR)

Speaker Michelle Gavin Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Presider Irina A. Faskianos Vice President for National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations go to CFR: The...

Human Trafficking – Ending Human Trafficking in the 21st Century Symposium (CFR)

The Ending Human Trafficking in the Twenty-First Century Symposium reflects on efforts to combat human trafficking over the past two decades and explores new...

China – China’s Communist Party Turns 100: A Major Force in Global Governance, But Cracks Exist in the Xi Era (Joshua Kurlantzick, CFR)

China’s Communist Party (CCP) celebrates its one hundredth anniversary in July, although the specific date of its founding remains a bit unclear. It has...

China – The Chinese Communist Party (Eleanor Albert, Lindsay Maizland, and Beina Xu, CFR)

The CCP has had a monopoly on power since the Mao Zedong–led party defeated nationalist rivals and founded the People’s Republic in 1949....