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February 4, 2010
Luis Moreno-Ocampo addresses CFR on the foreign policy implications of the ICC's work.
See more in International Law, International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
February 2, 2010
One day after the Defense Department released the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy gives an assessment of U.S. defense policy over the short and long term.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Policy and Budget
February 2, 2010, Washington D.C.
Every four years, the U.S. Department of Defense conducts a congressionally mandated review of national defense strategy and priorities known as the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). As the Pentagon concludes its 2010 QDR-the second such review to be conducted in wartime and the first of the Obama administration-join Michèle Flournoy for an assessment of defense policy over the short and long term.
See more in United States, Defense Policy and Budget
January 28, 2010
David S. Cohen speaks on the Treasury Department's efforts to combat terrorist financing.
See more in United States, Terrorism, Terrorist Financing
Thursday, January 21, 2010, New York
Cuba experts Carlos A. Saladrigas and Julia E. Sweig discuss U.S.-Cuba relations and the potential for change in the near future.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010, New York
According to Joseph E. Stiglitz, the recent global financial crisis was "made in America." Dr. Stiglitz discusses the financial crisis and his suggestions for a way forward that restores balance between markets and governments and addresses inequalities.
See more in United States, Financial Crises, Geoeconomics
January 20, 2010, NY.
Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of Glaxosmithkline, speaks about innovative and economically sustainable new ways to ensure pharmaceutical access to populations in the developing world. This meeting is part of the CEO speaker series which aims to educate the CFR membership on the private sector's important role in the policy debate by engaging the global business community's top leadership. Members benefit from hearing CEOs' perspectives as well as interacting with them in an informal setting; in turn, CEOs have the opportunity to highlight the work of their organization and strengthen their relationship with CFR.
See more in Health, Science, and Technology, Global Health, Poverty
January 14, 2010, Washington D.C.
Justin Yifu Lin discusses how stimulus measures may be applied to boost global demand, taking into account the challenges such efforts face in poor nations, emerging economies, and wealthy countries alike.
See more in Financial Crises, Geoeconomics
January 6, 2010, Washington D.C.
The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
See more in United States, Economics, Corporate Governance, Emerging Markets, International Finance
January 4, 2010
CFR fellows, Edward Alden and Steven Simon, discuss the Christmas day bomb plot and the U.S. government's response to terror threats.
See more in United States, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Terrorist Attacks
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Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, Charles A. Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity, and exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace.
With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine Israel's adversity-driven culture to offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
Vali Nasr reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
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This report explores how international legal rules regarding military force might evolve to better meet the challenges of mass atrocities.
The authors of this CSR explain why the United States needs to place greater emphasis on preventive action and how current organizational arrangements can be changed to meet that need.
This report addresses pan-Asian and trans-Pacific architectures and guidelines for how the United States can revise its approach in order to consolidate and improve the efficacy of these Asian institutions.
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The report of this bipartisan Task Force makes the case that maintaining America's political and economic leadership depends on attracting talented and hard-working immigrants, and on securing the country's borders in a smart, effective, and humane way.
This report makes recommendations on how to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. deterrent nuclear force, prevent nuclear terrorism, and strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
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