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Anti-globalization sentiment is on the rise in Western countries. The President’s Inbox discusses the consequences for the liberal international order and the United States.
International trade has shaped the world for much of the past century. Countries benefited from the global flow of goods, and the world became richer and safer. At the same time, many Americans lost their jobs to cheaper overseas competitors. Now, a series of compounding challenges, including great power competition and climate change, have led U.S. officials to rethink trade policy. What's next for international trade? And can the United States retain the benefits of trade while protecting critical supply chains and fighting climate change?
The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity could be the first step in a robust new strategy.
The Balkans
Moscow has long sought to counter the region’s integration into Western institutions, and renewed tensions over Kosovo could play into its hand.
Separatist rhetoric among Bosnian Serb leadership is raising concerns about the dissolution of Bosnia. It’s part of a nationalist wave across the Balkans that threatens a return of ethnic conflict.
Climate Change
Scientists say governments need to act with more urgency to keep global warming in check. How much progress is possible at COP28?
Under Republican leadership, the House of Representatives is doubling down on their efforts to slash U.S. funding for gender equality initiatives—and climate justice hangs in the balance.
Fighting Extremism
Israel’s forces have moved to control the northern Gaza Strip but face challenges in tracking Hamas fighters into tunnels. Meanwhile, the costs for Palestinian civilians are intensifying pressure on Israeli leaders.
Scenes from the Israel-Hamas war have reverberated across the world. In the United States, debate about the conflict has intensified, and it has resurfaced long-standing questions about policy toward Israel and the Palestinian territories. What is the U.S. goal for the region? And how is the United States responding to the war?
Fighting Extremism
As violence escalates in Israel’s struggle with Hamas, the potential for hate-based violence in the United States grows, too. American leaders need to step in to defuse tensions.
Panelists discuss the history of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice in the United States, including how events such as the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped public perception, the effects of these biases on American Muslim and Arab communities, the role of technology in spreading hate speech, and the implications for U.S. democracy.
The Joe Biden administration’s steadfast show of support for Israel in its war with Hamas has reignited a torrent of anti-American sentiment in many Arab and Muslim communities.
Argentina
The country’s massive economic problems will be a vexing challenge for whoever becomes president.
Events
Panelists discuss the possibilities for governance in Gaza, including the potential role of regional powers and the West.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the efforts of the department to coordinate federal transportation projects, improve U.S. infrastructure, and empower the United States to compete on an international level.
Please join your fellow term members for a discussion with former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton on a range of topics including how financial markets and corporate executives are navigating increased geopolitical instability, capital formation trends in public and private markets, assessing risks China poses to U.S. financial stability, the path forward for regulating crypto, and the latest sentiment in corporate boardrooms around ESG, digital innovation, and artificial intelligence.
Panelists discuss the history of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice in the United States, including how events such as the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped public perception, the effects of these biases on American Muslim and Arab communities, the role of technology in spreading hate speech, and the implications for U.S. democracy.
Expert Spotlight
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Martin S. Indyk
Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy
Jennifer Hillman
Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Ebenezer Obadare
Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Kenneth S. Rogoff
Senior Fellow for Economics
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Catherine Powell
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Gideon Rose
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Wars and Conflict Middle East and North Africa Southeast Asia
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Ann Norris
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Christopher M. Tuttle
Senior Fellow and Director of the Renewing America Initiative
Congresses and Parliaments Polls and Public Opinion Elections and Voting
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion
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One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and social justice that is rapidly transforming America—and explains why it will fail to accomplish its noble goals.