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Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, who is currently a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S. diplomacy since the War for Independence.
Aug 11, 2020
Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, who is currently a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S. diplomacy since the War for Independence.
Aug 11, 2020
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AUKUS Explained: How Will the Trilateral Pact Shape Indo-Pacific Security?The fledgling agreement is set to deepen defense cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, but it could be decades before it delivers on its promise.
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The U.S. Is Losing Ground to China in Southeast AsiaChina’s economic rise in Southeast Asia may have been unstoppable, but Washington has done itself no favors in the competition for economic influence.
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U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Visa ProgramsThe 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.
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The U.S. Has Every Reason It Needs to Drop the Debt Ceiling—Both at Home and AbroadFor other countries that scramble to find resources to repay their debts, it is inconceivable that the United States, which borrows in its own currency at low rates from investors around the world—voluntarily chooses not to pay.
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Meet Chris Christie, Republican Presidential CandidateThe former New Jersey governor announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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The World Turned Upside Down: Maintaining American Leadership in a Dangerous Age (The Aspen Policy Book Series)
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Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications on the United States’ most pressing foreign policy and national security issues. In 2017, the Aspen Strategy Group examined the future of the lib…
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The U.S. Immigration DebateComprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for years. With border crossings at a record high, how are policymakers responding?
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Remembering the Fallen on D-DayMore than two thousand five hundred Americans died on D-Day seventy-nine years ago today.
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Women This Week: Saudi Arabia’s Imprisonment of Feminist ActivistsWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 26 to June 2.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fentanyl EpidemicPrecursor chemicals from abroad are fueling America’s fentanyl epidemic.
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Out of the Debt Ceiling Fire, But Still in the Frying PanNow that Congress voted to pass a bill based on the Biden-McCarthy compromise, an immediate debt ceiling crisis appears to have been averted. Still, a much larger debt problem awaits.
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Daughters and Sons Guest Event: A Conversation With Richard HaassAfter two decades as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass discusses his experience with leadership both inside and outside of government, lessons learned along the way, as well as his ideas on the obligations of citizenship and the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. Members are encouraged to include their high school- or college-age children or grandchildren in this event. All members are welcome to attend. Both Richard Haass and Shannon O'Neil will be speaking from CFR's headquarters in New York.
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Meet Ron DeSantis, Republican Presidential CandidateThe Florida governor announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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U.S. Influence in Southeast Asia Falling off a CliffDespite Beijing's often aggressive military and diplomatic approach, Southeast Asian nations are increasingly siding with China over the United States.
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The Fentanyl Epidemic, With Vanda Felbab-BrownVanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why the United States is struggling to stop the flood of fentanyl entering the country.