Risk and Geopolitics

Monday, March 24–
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Experts discuss current geopolitical trends and the risk of conflicts taking place around the world.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Risk and Strategy for the Changing World, which was made possible by the generous support of Rita E. Hauser, and organized in cooperation with King's College London.

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Trade

There was once a broad consensus in Washington that trade was a force for good—a way to connect, grow, and prosper. But today, trade has evolved into something much bigger than just the exchange of goods. It’s become a powerful tool to rewrite the rules of foreign policy, reshape how the United States is viewed by the rest of the world, and steer us toward an increasingly uncertain future. When did this change begin, and where did we go off course?  

Democratic Republic of Congo

Start-and-stop diplomacy continues against a backdrop of humanitarian disaster.