Madeleine K. Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Dr. Albright was the 64th secretary of state of the United States, becoming in 1997 the first female secretary of state and the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the president's Cabinet. She is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Dr. Albright chairs both the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the Pew Global Attitudes Project. She is also the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation and serves on the U.S. Defense Department's Defense Policy Board. In 2012, she was chosen by President Obama to receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her contributions to international peace and democracy. She is based in Washington, DC.
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FeaturedPresident Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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Regions
FeaturedBeijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland and Eleanor Albert February 17, 2021
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Explainers
FeaturedOnly a year after the new coronavirus emerged, the first vaccines to protect against it are being administered. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new virus strains are all presenting hurdles.
Backgrounder by Claire Felter March 1, 2021
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Research & Analysis
FeaturedStephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
Book by Stephen Biddle April 6, 2021 National Security and Defense Program
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Webinar with Susan A. Thornton April 7, 2021 Academic and Higher Education Webinars and Conference Calls
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FeaturedAhead of the annual IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, please join IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a discussion of the economic outlook in the post-pandemic world and the actions needed to drive the recovery. Please note that the meeting will begin with a prerecorded address by the IMF Managing Director, followed by live conversation. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Virtual Event with Kristalina Georgieva March 30, 2021 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics
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