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June 6, 2023

Economics
Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium: Economic Decision-Making During Times of Uncertainty

Inflation, the possibility of a recession, concerns in the banking industry, and implications of geopolitical conflicts, among other factors, contribute to a growing sense of economic insecurity. The…

Virtual Event by Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Michaela Pagel, Robert E. Rubin, Jason Schloetzer, Bianna Golodryga, and Ali Velshi Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium

May 28, 2024

Trade
The Man Who Would Help Trump Upend the Global Economy

As a potential U.S. Treasury secretary, Robert Lighthizer has more than trade policy to revolutionize.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer listens during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2020 Trade Policy Agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Article by Edward Alden RealEcon

June 14, 2022

United States
Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium

The 2022 Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium discusses the current state of inflation in the United States through the lens of behavioral economics, including how public perceptions might contribu…

Virtual Event by Carola Binder, Carola Binder, Willem H. Buiter, Willem H. Buiter, Meir Statman, Meir Statman, Michael Weber, Michael Weber, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Gillian Tett, and Gillian Tett Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium

May 15, 2024

China
Religion in China

A significant proportion of China’s population claims to follow a religion. However, the government continues to toughen oversight, increase persecution of some religions, and attempt to co-opt state…

Chinese Hui Muslim women gather for a group photo before a flag raising ceremony before Eid al-Fitr prayers at the historic Niujie Mosque on April 22, 2023 in Beijing, China.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

June 11, 2024

China
A Real Pivot to Asia Is Critical to U.S. Interests, Blackwill and Fontaine Argue in New CFR Book

“Washington’s collective inability to respond adequately to growing Chinese power across the 2010s stands as perhaps the most consequential U.S. policy omission since 1945,” argue Ambassador Robert D…

News Releases

May 3, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Trump Talks Foreign Policy With Time Magazine

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Donald Trump gave his most detailed interview on foreign policy yet. He made some dubious claims bu…

Trump
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 3, 2022

Vietnam
Virtual Roundtable: Robert McNamara at Home: A Conversation with Craig McNamara

Ray Takeyh, Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East Studies, and Craig McNamara, founder of Sierra Orchards and son of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, discuss the legacy of R…

Play Robert McNamara speaking into a mic
Webinar by Craig McNamara and Ray Takeyh