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October 20, 2023

Monetary Policy
What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?

Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its …

A stone bald eagle perches on the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC.
Backgrounder by James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu, and Noah Berman Renewing America

October 16, 2023

Israel
Screening and Discussion of "Golda"

Golda is set during the tense 19 days of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction, must navigate overwhelming odds…

Play Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir speaking at a press conference in 1973.
Event by Steven A. Cook, Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Guy Nattiv, and Greg Myre

October 11, 2023

G20 (Group of Twenty)
What Does the G20 Do?

The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. But it has faced divisions over trade, climate change,…

World leaders sit around a circular table at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India.
Backgrounder by James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu, and Noah Berman

October 4, 2023

International Finance
Academic Webinar: International Financial Architecture

Tamar Gutner, associate professor of international affairs at American University’s School of International Service, leads the conversation on the international financial architecture. FASKIANOS: …

Play Close up photo of international currency bills layered over each other
Webinar by Tamar L. Gutner and Irina A. Faskianos

September 26, 2023

Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy

Kim Budil, director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, discusses the recent achievement of a net energy gain from a nuclear fusion reaction and its implications for the futu…

Play Fusion reactor, illustration. Nuclear fusion is the combination of atomic nuclei, a process that releases massive amounts of energy. If this process could be harnessed it could be an unlimited source of clean renewable energy.
Webinar by Kim Budil, Carolyn Kissane, and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars

September 20, 2023

Ireland
A Conversation With Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discusses Ireland’s priorities at the United Nations, including its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European response to the war in Ukraine, and updates…

Play Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in front of the European flag
Virtual Event by Leo Eric Varadkar and Meghan L. O'Sullivan

September 19, 2023

United Kingdom
A Conversation With UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly discusses the United Kingdom’s foreign policy priorities and approach to the seventy-eighth United Nations General Assembly.

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Virtual Event by James Cleverly and Michael Froman

September 18, 2023

Southeast Asia
What Is ASEAN?

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization that brings together disparate neighbors to address economic, security, and political issues, but the group’s impact remains limited.

A woman sits in front of flags of ASEAN members in Bali, Indonesia, November 16, 2011.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

September 18, 2023

United States
Happy 76th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks seventy-six years of service.

Air Force 2023
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 7, 2023

G20 (Group of Twenty)
G20 Summit Preview

CFR experts discuss the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit beginning on September 9 in New Delhi.

Play Sign of letters spelling G20 on a major road
Virtual Event by Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, and Michael Froman Media Briefings