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March 27, 2024

Authoritarianism
Academic Webinar: Authoritarianism

Moisés Naím, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, leads the conversation on authoritarianism. CASA: Welcome to today’s session of the Winter/Spring 2024 CFR Acad…

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April 28, 2023

Women and Economic Growth
Women This Week: Children in South Asia Represent Plurality of Global Child Brides, UNICEF Reports

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 22 to April 28.   

A bride looks on during a Muslim mass marriage ceremony amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India February 14, 2021.

May 26, 2021

Religion
Disinformation and Faith Communities

Joan Donovan, research director of Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, and Ed Stetzer, executive director of Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center, discuss …

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February 10, 2014

Fossil Fuels
Is U.S. Fossil Fuel Policy Keeping Millions Poor?

Is the U.S. government keeping tens of millions of people poor by focusing its development assistance on renewables rather than gas and coal? It’s a critical question – particularly as the United Sta…

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June 9, 2011

Climate Change
Is Climate Policy Endangering Efforts to Address Energy Poverty?

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of spending a day with people from around the world who are deeply involved in trying to deliver electricity to the nearly two billion people who lack it. I learn…