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Gendered Legacies of Control: How China’s Population Policies Reshaped Women’s LivesGuest Contributors are Tahina Montoya, a defense and policy researcher at RAND, and Kelly Atkinson, a political scientist at RAND.
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How Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?Immigrants have long played a critical role in the U.S. economy, filling labor gaps, driving innovation, and exercising consumer spending power. But political debate over their economic contributions has ramped up under the second Trump administration.
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Are We Ready? | The Economic Security Challenge, With Jonathan HillmanJonathan Hillman, senior fellow for geoeconomics at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the steps the U.S. government should take to protect and support American firms developing critical new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology from predatory foreign challenges without stifling its own growth and innovation.
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The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much UncertaintyA quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven and unpredictable. Despite continued growth, this and several other data points suggest a precarious economic situation could soon emerge.
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DoD's AI Balancing ActTo secure a strategic advantage, the DoD must manage the tension between vendor hype and extreme alarmism regarding AI adoption.
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Trade CalendarTrade and tariffs are a central part of President Donald Trump’s international economic policy. Stay up to date with the Council on Foreign Relation’s calendar of significant trade-related events.
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Trade Tools for Climate Action: Ensuring a Secure and Stable Supply of Critical MineralsAs the world transitions to green energy, the United States’ reliance on China for critical mineral inputs poses significant risk. Though the Trump administration is taking steps to mitigate this vulnerability, the U.S. government should pool international collaboration through legally binding commitments to avoid fragmentation and secure stable access.
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The Rules of AI: Governing Technology in a Geopolitical AgePanelists discuss the geopolitical implications of transformative technologies like artificial intelligence, including how decision-makers are navigating governance, balancing innovation with risk, and addressing questions of equity and accountability.
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How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Inu ManakInu Manak has explored the intricacies of international trade policy in the world of academia and think tanks. She chatted with CFR about navigating different work environments and the benefits of developing a niche expertise.
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Women, Peace, and Security: A Bipartisan Conversation With Representatives Lois Frankel and Jen KiggansRepresentatives Lois Frankel (D) and Jen Kiggans (R), cochairs of the bipartisan congressional Women, Peace, and Security Caucus discuss the role of women in advancing democracy and stability worldwide. Please note there is no virtual component to the meeting.
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Are We Ready? | The U.S.-China Chip War, With Chris McGuireChris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether U.S. efforts to deny China advanced semiconductor chips will sustain the U.S. lead in artificial intelligence or unintentionally accelerate Chinese innovation.
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Free Trade Can’t Bring PeaceFor decades, the liberal belief that open trade fosters peace has shaped US foreign policy. It worked while US security guarantees held the system together, but as those commitments weaken and new powers assert themselves, the multilateral trading order is rapidly coming undone.
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A Guide to Trump’s Section 232 Tariffs, in MapsPresident Donald Trump has launched a wave of Section 232 tariffs and investigations, seeking to protect U.S. national security. These graphics show the scale and structure of U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers for products ranging from cars to copper.
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North American Leaders ‘Take a Deep Breath’ Ahead of USMCA ReviewGovernment tensions have upended the economic relationships between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Despite this, public- and private-sector North American members of the Trilateral Commission appeared committed to finding a path forward.
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CFR Task Force Report: U.S. Economic Security—Winning the Race for Tomorrow's TechnologiesIn its important new report, U.S. Economic Security: Winning the Race for Tomorrow’s Technologies, the CFR Task Force on Economic Security finds that strategic competition over the world’s next generation of foundational technologies is underway, and U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology are increasingly contested. The high-level, bipartisan Task Force warns that economic security risks, especially overconcentration of critical supply chains in China and underinvestment in strategically important areas at home, threaten American leadership in these three crucial sectors of the future. The Task Force report provides a comprehensive view of vulnerabilities that the United States must address and offers practical recommendations for mobilizing the resources needed to prevail. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question-and-answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. This Task Force is part of RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies. Members may bring a guest to this event.