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February 27, 2024

Development
Combating Global Poverty, With Kate Schecter

Kate Schecter, president and CEO of World Neighbors, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss progress and setbacks in promoting economic development in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Podcast Bangladeshi women count money for repayment to a microcredit bank at Dowtia village near Dhaka on January 20, 2004.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Kate Schecter The President’s Inbox

April 15, 2024

RealEcon
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Global Trade Leadership

Under Biden and Trump, the U.S. has broken from its long-standing free trade policy. CFR trade experts assess whether the rules-based trading system is worth saving.

A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022.
Article by Inu Manak, Edward Alden, and Jennifer Hillman RealEcon

April 11, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
Virtual Media Briefing: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

CFR experts Steven A. Cook and David J. Scheffer join Amnesty International’s Agnes Callamard and Refugee International’s Jeremy Konyndyk to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Play Children walk as Palestinians visit the graves of people who were killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Virtual Event by Agnès Callamard, Steven A. Cook, Jeremy Konyndyk, David J. Scheffer, and Kate Brannen Media Briefings

March 12, 2024

Development
The President’s Inbox Recap: Combating Global Poverty

Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.

A man as viewed carrying his son through a community greenhouse.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

April 2, 2024

Economics
Local Leaders in the Global Economy

Many Americans are losing faith in the benefits of internationalism. On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the important role state and local leaders play in global affairs.

Podcast California Governor Newsom and Australian Ambassador Rudd meet to sign climate pact.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Matthew P. Goodman, and Nina Hachigian Why It Matters

April 11, 2024

Climate Change
Screening and Discussion of PBS Series "Changing Planet: Coral Special"

The PBS series Changing Planet embarks on its third year of this seven-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. The “Coral Special” episode takes us to the Ma…

Play An aerial view of Male island, Maldives
Event by Gillian Caldwell, Monica P. Medina, M. Sanjayan, Jennifer Koss, Paula A. Kerger, and Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed

July 16, 2019

World Trade Organization (WTO)
The World Trade Organization, With Jennifer A. Hillman

Jennifer A. Hillman, CFR’s senior fellow for trade and international political economy, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the operations and functions of the World Trade Organization.

Podcast People gather outside the World Trade Organization in Geneva.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Jennifer Hillman The President’s Inbox

January 31, 2017

United States
Ending the South Sudan Civil War: A Conversation with Kate Almquist Knopf

Kate Almquist Knopf, director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, is the author of a recent Center for Preventive Action report on Ending South Sudan’s Civi…

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Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action