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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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The announcement of a UN-backed truce sets the stage for inclusive peace negotiations. How did the country’s seven-year-old conflict reach this point?
Technology
The President’s Inbox podcast examines how technology, innovation, and social media are shaping Russia’s war in Ukraine and what that means for the future of conflict.
The EU has made long-term changes which will improve it's cybersecurity. However, the bloc needs to make a series of short-term changes to guard against potential Russian cyberattacks.
Israel
Israel’s government is grappling with a moral imperative to help Ukraine in a war that recalls its own struggle to maintain sovereignty while acknowledging that cooperation with Russia is vital to its security goals.
War Crimes
Countries including the United States are ramping up calls for war crimes investigations following an apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Could Russian leaders be brought to justice under international law?
Myanmar
China Doubles down in Myanmar with World Distracted by Ukraine.
The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.
Burkina Faso
Compaore’s conviction is good news for the rule of law and democratic consolidation in Africa.
The trial against Burkina Faso’s exiled former leader for a decades-old assassination case could signal progress on accountability at a time of coups and upheaval regionwide.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. Pro-democracy advocates have at times successfully stopped presidents from extending their mandates, but the authoritarian trend could be accelerating.
Events
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong discusses Singapore's perspective on current geopolitical developments, the United States engagement of the Asia-Pacific, and U.S.-China relations.
Richard Plepler discusses his distinguished career in film and TV production, including his twenty-eight years at HBO, six of which he served as chairman and CEO, and his current role as founder and CEO of EDEN Productions, a film and TV production company that was announced in January 2020 with the signing of a multiyear exclusive content deal with Apple TV+.
Lessons Learned is a roundtable series, open to term members and younger life members, which features distinguished speakers who reflect on their career experiences, the choices they made along the way, and the lessons they have learned from them.
Diplomacy and International Institutions
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin discusses national security concerns, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the relationship between Russia and China, climate diplomacy, and global human rights abuses and corruption.
Ahead of the 2022 convenings of the Group of Seven (G7) and Group of Twenty (G20), our panelists discuss policy and governance challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic that pose problems for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in the future.
This meeting is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Expert Spotlight
Jennifer Nuzzo
Senior Fellow for Global Health
Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics Health Policy and Initiatives
Ebenezer Obadare
Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Laura Taylor-Kale
Fellow for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness
Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Adam Segal
Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Stewart M. Patrick
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
Global Governance Diplomacy and International Institutions International Organizations
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Explainers
Timeline: U.S.-Mexico Relations
The neighbors have developed rich diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties but at times clashed over borders, migration, trade, and an escalating drug war.
Featured Publications
Ray Takeyh provides new interpretations of many important events—including the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—significantly revising our understanding of the United States’ and Iran’s complex and difficult history.
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