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March 13, 2023

Food and Water Security
Lessons Learned With Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg

Peggy Hamburg discusses her distinguished career as an internationally recognized leader in science, medicine, and public health. Hamburg served as the twenty-first commissioner of the U.S. Food and …

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January 12, 2024

Demonstrations and Protests
Women This Week: Iran Punishes Anti-Hijab Advocate

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 January 6 to January 12.

Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023.

October 10, 2023

Health
Council Special Report: A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health

Panelists discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy on global health and ways to address future pandemics, climate change, health-related development goals, and other challenges in a divided country …

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February 1, 1998

Trade
Promoting U.S. Economic Relations with Africa

In 1997, Washington paid unprecedented attention to Africa and its continental rebirth. Both then-First Lady Hillary Clinton and then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright toured the continent. Presi…

March 8, 2010

Religion
A Conversation with Desmond Tutu

The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative connects religious and congregational leaders, scholars, and thinkers with CFR’s resources on U.S. foreign policy and provides a forum for this communit…

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February 14, 2022

Health
Renewing America Series: Public Health as a Public Good—What's at Stake?

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified health disparities and renewed conversations about the limitations of current public health systems after decades of disinvestment. Panelists explore the idea of refra…

Play A man wearing a protective face mask walks near a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 1, 2020.