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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 17, 2005
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Interview with Dr. Marc Siegel on Epidemics
Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and author of False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear, talks about irrational fear of epidemics. Why is there so much fear around generalized topics, li…
August 18, 2005
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Council Fellow Laurie Garrett’s rebuttal to Siegel interview
Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes a rebuttal to Marc Siegel’s views on epidemics. [Dr. Siegel] demands absolute certainty before he will a…
June 26, 2002
Saudi Arabia
Youssef Ibrahim discusses Saudi feelings toward the U.S.
National Public Radio: All Things Considered ROBERT SIEGEL, host: One aspect of the Saudi-US relationship is financial. The Saudis bank much of their considerable national wealth in the United States…
March 22, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Future of Islamic State Operations in Africa
As the self-proclaimed Islamic State loses ground in Syria and Iraq, there is increasing concern that it will gradually shift its operations to Africa. Indeed, in late 2016, Islamic State leader Abu …
April 10, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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 th…
