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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to China amid rising tensions over Taiwan, trade, and other issues. Trace the complex history of the bilateral relationship.
Despite Beijing's often aggressive military and diplomatic approach, Southeast Asian nations are increasingly siding with China over the United States.
Monetary Policy
For the past decade, the U.S. Federal Reserve has maintained an official inflation target of 2 percent. Here’s how that target came to be.
Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its battle against inflation.
Africa
Countries in Africa have some of the harshest and most discriminatory LGBTQ+ policies in the world. But some governments are taking hopeful steps toward inclusion.
A growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+ people, but opposition remains strong in many others.
Julie Dorf, co-chair of the Council for Global Equality, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss what the United States has done and could do to advance LGBTQI+ rights around the world.
Immigration and Migration
The United States accepts hundreds of thousands of foreign workers each year in a variety of industries. Persistent U.S. labor shortages and accusations of abuse have reenergized the debate over the scale of these programs.
Comprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for years. With border crossings at a record high, how are policymakers responding?
Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Robots and Artificial Intelligence
After decades of seeming like another sci-fi catchphrase, artificial intelligence (AI) is having its moment. Some experts predict that AI will usher in an era of boundless productivity and techno-utopia; others see a new realm of great-power competition and the end of humanity. Nearly all agree that AI will change the world. But will it be for the better?
Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could transform economies, politics, and everyday life. Some experts believe this increasingly powerful technology could lead to amazing advances and prosperity. Yet, many tech and industry leaders are warning that AI poses substantial risks, and they are calling for a moratorium on AI research so that safety measures can be established. But amid mounting great-power competition, it’s unclear whether national governments will be able to coordinate on regulating this technology that offers so many economic and strategic opportunities.
Artificial intelligence has been cited as a potential tool for combatting climate change. Technology companies, however, need to do more to prevent AI from becoming a source of environmental degradation.
Ukraine
A year after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is suffering a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The outflow of millions of refugees has placed a strain on neighboring countries.
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine this past year in its war against Russian invaders.
Events
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan discusses Singapore-U.S. relations, the future of ASEAN and its geopolitical and economic significance, international trade and economic trends, the role of small states in the rules-based international order, and U.S.-China relations.
The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy.
This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and is dedicated to the life and work of the distinguished economist Martin Feldstein.
Panelists discuss the results of Turkey’s May 28 runoff election and what the outcome signals for the future of the country.
Expert Spotlight
Ebenezer Obadare
Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Fellow for International Political Economy
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Kenneth S. Rogoff
Senior Fellow for Economics
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History
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David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Ann Norris
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Global Governance International Organizations Regional Organizations
Benn Steil
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Jennifer Nuzzo
Senior Fellow for Global Health
Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics Health Policy and Initiatives
Explainers
Global Climate Agreements
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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