C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

A Climate Bomb in the Amazon

The Brazilian Amazon is burning, threatening the world’s largest repository of biodiversity. If the fires are not controlled soon, they could release a “climate bomb” of stored carbon that would accelerate climate change.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra, Monica de Bolle, Thomas Lovejoy and Stewart M. Patrick November 24, 2020 Why It Matters

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

What Is the World Doing to Create a COVID-19 Vaccine?

The search to find a vaccine for the new coronavirus is well underway. Governments and researchers are aiming to provide billions of people with immunity in eighteen months or less, which would be unprecedented.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter November 23, 2020

Transition 2021

Transition 2021: Can Biden Repair America’s Alliances?

In this special Transition 2021 series of The President’s Inbox, James M. Lindsay sits down each week with experts to discuss the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. This week, CFR’s Senior Fellow for Europe, Matthias Matthijs, and Senior Fellow for Japan studies, Sheila A. Smith, assess the prospects for repairing America’s relations with allies in Europe and Asia.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, Matthias Matthijs and Sheila A. Smith November 17, 2020 The President's Inbox

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