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    How New Tobacco Control Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on U.S. Cancer

    This interactive examines how nationwide bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, as proposed by the Biden administration on April 28, 2022, could help shrink the racial gap on U.S. lung cancer death rates.

    Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

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    Council Special Report by Jennifer Hillman and Inu Manak September 6, 2023 Renewing America

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    Is Industrial Policy Making a Comeback?
    The threat of climate change and the rise of China have prompted renewed debate about the U.S. government’s role in shaping the economy.
    Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman September 18, 2023 Renewing America
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    Women This Week: Mexico on Track to Elect First Woman President
    Welcome 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 September 9 to September 15.
    Blog Post by Noël James September 15, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Action on Planet and People Depends on Growth
    Mobilizing investments needed to transition to net-zero energy require broad public backing and participation. Since poor people are less likely to support climate action, simultaneous efforts to alleviate poverty are essential.
    Blog Post by A. Michael Spence , Anu Madgavkar and Sven Smit September 14, 2023 Renewing America
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    Will the U.S. Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative Work?
    At the G20 summit, the United States and its partners revealed an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. It is premature, however, to call this a serious counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
    Blog Post by David Sacks September 14, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Latin America This Week: September 14, 2023
    AMLO ups spending, favoring the middle class and the military; Uruguay’s financial stability attracts investment—and crime follows; Peru’s democratic backsliding is passing the point of no return.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman September 14, 2023 Latin America’s Moment
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    One year after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police prompted widespread domestic protests, the Islamic Republic appears to have rebounded while keeping a prominent international profile; the United Nations General Assembly begins its high-level debate week with leaders gathering to attend major summits on Sustainable Development Goals and climate challenges; and Cuba arrests Russian recruiters looking for more fighters.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins September 14, 2023 The World Next Week
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    Rethinking International Subsidies Could Cool Trade Tensions
    Massive government spending in semiconductors and climate threatens to provoke a costly trade war; a new set of rules could change that.
    Blog Post by Jennifer Hillman and Inu Manak September 13, 2023 Renewing America
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    Nirupama Menon Rao, former Indian foreign secretary and former ambassador of India to the United States and China, leads the conversation on India and great-power rivalry. CASA: Welcome to the fir…
    Webinar by Nirupama Menon Rao September 13, 2023 Academic and Higher Education Webinars
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    Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development
    Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.
    Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Rocio Cara Labrador September 13, 2023
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    BRICS Nations and the Future of Emerging Markets
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    Panelists discuss takeaways from the fifteenth annual summit of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), as well as the bloc’s position as an alternative to existing international forums, the long list of new and prospective members, and what this momentum means for emerging markets. 
    Virtual Event by Esther Brimmer, Kenneth I. Juster and Zongyuan Zoe Liu September 13, 2023 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
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    Who Runs the World?... Not Women
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    Female representation in politics leads to numerous benefits, but the vast majority of the world’s most powerful politicians are men. Using the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index tool to track women’s leadership across the globe, this episode examines the problems that arise from a shortage of female leaders.
    Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra , Linda Robinson and Sandra Pepera September 13, 2023 Why It Matters
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    The Role of U.S.-China Competition in Global Health Aid
    The United States and China are competing to offer health aid to nations in the South Pacific.
    Blog Post by Snehal Patel September 12, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    AI’s Impact on the 2024 U.S. Elections, With Jessica Brandt
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    Jessica Brandt, policy director for the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative at the Brookings Institution, where she is a fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence might affect the 2024 U.S. elections.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Jessica Brandt September 12, 2023 The President’s Inbox
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    Melissa I.M. Torres: Border Communities, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers are Suffering
    It is time for a new approach to human trafficking. We need to change how we talk about human trafficking and tackle challenges faced by vulnerable communities. 
    Blog Post by Ann Norris September 11, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Assessing the Bolstered U.S.-Vietnam Relationship
    President Biden's historic trip to Hanoi symbolizes growing shared interests between the United States and Vietnam.
    Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick and Abigail McGowan September 11, 2023 Asia Unbound
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