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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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Latin America This Week: May 30, 2023Debt-for-nature swaps gain traction in Latin America; To fix U.S. migration woes, the government needs to go big; Venezuelan organized crime now stretches across the continent.
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Down and Dirty: The Global Fertilizer DilemmaFeeding the world's eight billion people has never been easy. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine shocked the market for fertilizer, that task has gotten even harder. The fertilizer crisis threatens to exacerbate food insecurity worldwide, especially in low-income countries already reeling from record-high inflation and rapidly depreciating currencies. What is fertilizer’s role in the food supply chain?
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Pakistan in Crisis, With Sadanand DhumeSadanand Dhume, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a South Asia columnist for the Wall Street Journal, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the political, economic, and climate crises roiling Pakistan.
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Latin America This Week: May 22, 2023Opposition, not ideology, wins elections; Chinese foreign direct investment moves beyond natural resources and Brazil; Livent-Allkem merger bets on lithium in the Americas.
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2023 Religion and Foreign Policy WorkshopWe hope you will join us for the 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop. The program will include panels on pressing global issues; religion, China, and Taiwan; climate, food, and water security; just society; and reflections on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. There will also be opportunities to network with colleagues during breaks and discussion groups. Held on an annual basis since 2007, this event brings together clergy, seminary heads, scholars of religion, and representatives of faith-based organizations from across the country for discussions on global concerns with policymakers, CFR fellows, and other experts. Please email [email protected] should you have any questions.
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Domestic Manufacturing Is Essential to India’s Green Energy TransitionDeveloping domestic manufacturing may be a long-term solution for addressing both climate change and poverty in India.
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A New Nuclear AgeBefore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of nuclear war felt like a problem of days past. Now, as great-power competition heats up, the potential for nuclear conflict seems higher than at any point in decades. How did the nuclear taboo fade, and what does nuclear proliferation mean for the United States?
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Critical Minerals and ChinaEach week, I’ll recap the latest episode of The President’s Inbox and provide resources to learn more about the topic.
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Women This Week: Children in South Asia Represent Plurality of Global Child Brides, UNICEF ReportsWelcome 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 April 22 to April 28.
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Biden Hosts South Korea’s President, Earth Day, UN Addresses Haiti, and MoreU.S. President Joe Biden hosts South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a state visit, marking the seventy-year U.S.-South Korean alliance; people worldwide celebrate Earth Day with pledges to take environmental action; and the UN Security Council discusses its mission to Haiti and plans to stabilize the turbulent country.
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Climate Security and Instability in the Bay of Bengal Region
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The countries on the Bay of Bengal already face some of the world’s most severe natural disasters, and climate change will likely make things worse. Sarang Shidore argues the United States should partner with regional organizations to increase mititagion efforts. -
Innovating Solutions to the Climate CrisisPanelists discuss how the private and public sectors can partner to develop, scale, and utilize emerging technologies to mitigate and adapt to the consequences of climate change. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.
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Renewing America Series: A Nuclear Energy Comeback?Panelists discuss the future of nuclear energy in the United States and Europe, including arguments for and against the increased use of nuclear power and its broader implications for combatting climate change. With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world. This project is made possible in part by the generous support of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation.
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Water Stress: A Global Problem That’s Getting WorseWater scarcity threatens the health and development of communities around the globe. Climate change is intensifying the problem, pushing governments to find more innovative, collaborative ways to address water stress.
