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September 21, 2005

Economics
Rita over at Calculated Risk

No one needs to go to a blog to find out that Rita is now a category five storm, and its path may take it toward a decent share of the US energy infrastructure.  As soon a hurricane hits the warm wat…

October 8, 2005

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Bird Flu: How Concerned Should We Be?

Fears of bird flu dominated last week’s headlines. First, scientists announced their discovery October 5 that the 1918 outbreak of influenza, which killed 50 million people, was caused by bird flu th…

January 22, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Conversation With Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib discusses developments in the Middle East, increasing tensions with Israel, and Lebanon’s perspective on the conflict and ongoing efforts to deescalate ten…

Play Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib speaking at a podium.

November 13, 2023

Human Rights
Virtual Media Briefing: International Law and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

The Council on Foreign Relations hosts experts to discuss recent developments on the humanitarian crisis and to analyze the laws of war and human rights in Gaza. 

Play Palestinians fleeing north Gaza ride an animal-drawn cart as they move southward.

March 9, 2021

Climate Change
Investing in a Sustainable Future Symposium

The Investing in a Sustainable Future virtual symposium was held on March 9 and 10, 2021. The event convened experts to examine how financial markets currently assess climate risk, as well as potenti…

Larry Fink

July 10, 2023

United States
Meet Francis X. Suarez, Republican Presidential Candidate

The Miami mayor is a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Francis Suarez as viewed speaking at a microphone.