A Conversation with Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool
Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool discusses South Africa's role in the changing landscape of global health governance.
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Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool discusses South Africa's role in the changing landscape of global health governance.
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang discusses political developments in Hong Kong and Hong Kong's role as China's global financial center.
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Retired Admiral Thad W. Allen discusses major events, such as Hurricane Katrina, that shaped his experience as admiral of the United States Coast Guard.
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Sebastian Mallaby and Benn Steil consider whether the Eurozone is salvageable.
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General James Amos discusses the future role of the Marines in post-Afghanistan national security strategy.
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Senator Carl M. Levin discusses the challenges facing the United States in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as a range of other national security concerns.
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Douglas W. Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, discusses the effects of revenue increases and spending cuts on the projected budget deficit.
This meeting is part of the C. Peter McColough series on International Economics presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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CFR Senior Fellow Steven Cook assess the insecurity and unrest in Egypt as the country prepares for parliamentary elections in November. Cook, who was in Cairo when the revolt broke out, has recently authored The Struggle for Egypt—a new book providing one of the first historical analyses explaining the reasons behind the uprising.
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As President Barack Obama hosts Lee in an official state visit at the White House, Snyder and CFR senior fellow and trade expert Edward Alden discuss the U.S.-Korea relationship and the KORUS-FTA.
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Tom Brokaw interviews General Stanley McChrystal about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
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CFR fellows Daniel Markey and Ed Husain discuss the implications of a tougher U.S. policy toward Pakistan on counterterrorism cooperation, on the war in Afghanistan and the future of the region.
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Marty Natalegawa, minister of foreign affairs for the Republic of Indonesia, analyzes Indonesia's robust political and economic growth over the past year, as well as the country's role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Pham Binh Minh, minister of foreign affairs for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, analyzes Vietnam's relationship with the United States and surrounding nations, and outlines the country's strategy for economic growth.
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Chilean President Sebastián Piñera discusses his country's economic growth strategy, trade policy, banking system, and recent student protests.
Ernest Bai Koroma, president of Sierra Leone, and Alassane Ouattara, president of Cote d'Ivoire, discuss the post-conflict growth of their respective countries, as well as their individual involvement in the African Union.
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Experts discuss the finding and recommendations of the CFR-Aspen Institute India joint study group report, The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future.
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Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari discusses Iraq's progress toward stable democracy and the examples it can provide for the Arab Spring.
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Following the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 and the six-year anniversary of the London subway bombings, Theresa May discusses counterterrorism strategy in the United Kingdom. The meeting focused on the nature of the threat, its evolution, the impact of events like the Arab Spring, and the United Kingdom's response, particularly as it prepares for the 2012 Olympics.
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Senator Lindsey O. Graham discusses his recent trip to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, as well as other foreign policy challenges including the evolving situations in Libya and Syria.
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The report of the Independent Task Force on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy calls for a “pro-America” trade policy that brings to more Americans more of the benefits of global engagement, within the framework of a strengthened, rules-based trading system.
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