Infrastructure
- A Conversation With Secretary Xavier BecerraSecretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra discusses the agency’s global footprint, including how COVID-19 exposed systemic disparities in healthcare at home and abroad, plans to prepare for future pandemics, and efforts to restore global partnerships.
- The State of U.S. Strategic StockpilesPresident Joe Biden has tapped the nation’s emergency oil reserves several times over the past year. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is just one of the stockpiles that the United States maintains for economic and strategic purposes.
- Resilient and Sustainable InfrastructureHeidi Crebo-Rediker, adjunct senior fellow at CFR, leads a conversation with Stephen E. Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, on the bipartisan Infra…
- Understanding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActHeidi Crebo-Rediker, adjunct senior fellow at CFR, will discuss the provisions in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and implications for infrastructure projects at the stat…
- What Is the Defense Production Act?Presidents Trump and Biden have turned to the Defense Production Act to procure critical medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. What does the law do?
- The State of U.S. InfrastructureThe U.S. Congress has approved the largest federal investment in infrastructure in decades. Here’s why infrastructure matters for U.S. economic competitiveness.
- Financing Global Infrastructure: The Role of the Private SectorIf properly harnessed, private capital can help the United States meet global infrastructure needs and compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
- Renewing America: Fixing America’s InfrastructurePanelists discuss major potential reforms to U.S. infrastructure, including new technological advances in transportation, traditional and digital infrastructure, universal broadband, smart cities, and how investment in U.S. infrastructure could catalyze economic growth. CFR’s Renewing America initiative shines a spotlight on the domestic underpinnings of U.S. competitiveness to find ways to bolster U.S. international strength and influence. This project is made possible by the generous support of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation.
- The TSA Should Regulate Pipeline CybersecurityIt is time for the federal government to exercise its existing authority to regulate the cybersecurity of pipelines.
- Academic Webinar: Rising to the Climate ChallengeMaria Carmen Lemos, professor of sustainability and development, and climate and energy, and codirector of Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments at University of Michigan’s School for Envir…
- Envisioning a Green New Deal: A Global ComparisonThe Green New Deal has motivated those who want the United States to undertake unprecedented climate action, but it has also drawn backlash. How is the rest of the world grappling with decarbonization?
- A Conversation With Robert RedfieldDr. Robert Redfield discusses the CDC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.