Isobel Coleman explains how to tap into the burgeoning power of women in the global marketplace.

Evan A. Feigenbaum argues that American strategy in Asia is not sustainable under Washington's current trade policy.

Jagdish Bhagwati says that the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals should be an occasion for member states to contemplate new leadership.

Jagdish Bhagwati says the service sector is no less technologically progressive or vital than manufacturing to an economy.

Susan Randolph, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and Terra Lawson-Remer, building on a previously proposed methodology for an index of economic and social rights fulfillment, present country scores and rankings based on the Economic and Social Rights Fulfillment Index (ESRF Index).

Nigerian foreign minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia discusses the challenges and prospects of Nigeria at fifty and the strengthening of Nigeria's bilateral partnership with the United States.

Nigerian foreign minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia discusses the challenges and prospects of Nigeria at fifty and the strengthening of Nigeria's bilateral partnership with the United States.

Sebastian Mallaby discusses Paul Romer's vision for development through foreign-run "charter cities."

Daniel Senor and Saul Singer discuss Israel's role as a global innovation leader.

In this report, McKinsey Global Institute looks at U.S. mulitnational corporations' contributions to private-sector real GDP growth and their investment decisions in a changing global landscape.

A new spotlight on mineral wealth has spurred debate on the prospects for rescuing Afghanistan's feeble economy. The country's minister of mines and two World Bank experts discuss how to manage Afghan resources.

The United States' commitment to helping treat HIV patients is limiting Washington's leverage over recipient countries and undermining other development goals.

Walter Russell Mead discusses fundamental changes in China's labor force.

Isobel Coleman discusses the benefits of new technologies for the world's poorest that extend beyond health, safety, and environmental issues.

The upcoming soccer World Cup brings enormous prestige to South Africa's still-emerging democracy. But for all its post-apartheid progress, the country still must fix deep-rooted economic and political problems, writes CFR's Princeton Lyman.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her country and region continue to make democratic strides, but she appealed for greater foreign investment to build economic and political capacity.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discusses her country's peace, development, and relations with the United States.

Listen to experts give examples of bringing technologies to developing countries and how distribution of these products works.

This session was part of The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series which was made possible by the generous support of ExxonMobil.