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Israel-Gaza Conflict

AEI’s Foreign and Defense Policy scholars are providing real-time analyses of the war’s trajectory, America’s evolving role in the Middle East, and the dynamics of Middle Eastern stability in the shadow of a growingly hostile Iran.

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A New China Playbook

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spun a narrative that China is destined for dominance—a narrative that many inside and outside China have accepted uncritically. But AEI scholars’ research on China paints a different picture.

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30 Years of Environmental Progress: Is It Time at Last to Be Optimistic?

Join Steven F. Hayward and AEI’s Roger Pielke Jr. as they discuss environmental trends and the exceptional case of climate change, which overshadows almost every other environmental issue.

The Promise and Peril of Civic Renewal: Richard John Neuhaus, Peter L. Berger, and “To Empower People”

Join scholars from AEI, the Ethics & Public Policy Center, and other institutions as explore the legacy of “To Empower People” and how the authors’ insights can be applied to cultural challenges in contemporary American life.

Is Climate Change to Blame for Natural Disasters? The Science and Politics of Extreme Weather

When natural disasters happen, climate change is often blamed as a culprit. But attribution research actually shows that infrastructure, institutions, and technology are more important factors in how costly weather is to human communities. This panel will examine the tension between the rhetoric and reality of extreme-weather attribution and what this means for policymaking and […]

“The Eastern Front” Special: “Before Bucha Was Abkhazia”

Please join the hosts of The Eastern Front for a special live conversation with Giga Bokeria, former secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia and the current leader of the pro-European, pro-Western opposition. Following their discussion, we will screen Before Bucha Was Abkhazia, a new documentary tracking Russian war crimes in Georgia.

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