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August 18, 2021

United States
Seven More Books Worth Reading About 9/11 and Its Aftermath

With the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaching, we recommend sources for better understanding 9/11 and its aftermath. This week: seven books worth reading.

Books

November 1, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Centennial Speaker Series Session 8: Will Technology Save Us or Threaten Us?

Fei-Fei Li discusses artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies that are certain to have enormous implications for this country and the world.    This meeting is the eighth session in…

Play A health care worker with a patient and a surgical robotic arm is seen behind a screen of a computer.

December 2, 2020

United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2021

As 2020 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2021.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

October 23, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Biden and Trump Debate Foreign Policy, Kinda

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: foreign policy was a topic at the second and final presidential debate of the 2020 campaign. 

Joe Biden and Donald Trump gesture at each other from behind their podiums while Kristen Welker is seated between them on the debate stage.

November 28, 2017

Women and Women's Rights
Eliminating Violence Against Women

This week marks the United Nations' Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, when the United Nations, partner organizations, and governments around the world galvanize attention to gen…

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