Technology’s Humanitarian Purposes

Past Event — October 28, 2013 12:00am EDT

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The Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, and U.S. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century

The world is in the midst of a transformation in the nature of work, as smart machines, artificial intelligence, new technologies, and global competition remake how people do their jobs and pursue their careers.

Event with John Engler , Penny Pritzker , Edward Alden and Laura Taylor-Kale April 10, 2018

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The End of Antibiotics?

Less than a century after the discovery of antibiotics, the world is at risk of entering an era in which the life-saving drugs no longer work.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter March 29, 2018

World Trade Organization (WTO)

What's Next for the WTO?

With President Trump skeptical of the WTO’s usefulness and Doha negotiations stalled, the future of global trade rules is in doubt.

Backgrounder by James McBride March 23, 2018

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Brazil

Brazil’s Corruption Fallout

Federal investigators in Brazil have uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the government and in the country’s largest corporations.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter and Rocio Cara Labrador April 24, 2018

Myanmar

The Rohingya Crisis

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority group, are fleeing persecution in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, fueling a historic migration crisis.

Backgrounder by Eleanor Albert April 20, 2018

Japan

Sheila Smith on the Abe-Trump Summit

CFR's Sheila A. Smith joins James M. Lindsay to discuss the recent meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Sheila A. Smith April 19, 2018 The President's Inbox