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April 11, 2012

Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Mess: Time for Some Small Steps Forward

In the wake of the latest, sadly predictable failure by the Congress to pass a long-term highway funding bill, the Renewing America initiative is releasing today a new Policy Innovation Memo, Encoura…

Gridlock traffic is pictured on highway 395 (Jason Reed/Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

January 10, 2013

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Drawing the Wrong Lessons From Argentina’s Debt Mess

The Financial Times  has joined the chorus of those calling for a new statutory sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM), citing Argentina’s legal battle with holdout creditors as evidence of a …

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

August 6, 2015

Fossil Fuels
Guest Post: Cleaning Up the Mess at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation

This was originally posted by my colleague John Campbell on his Africa in Transition blog. John was formerly U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and is currently the Ralph Bunche senior fellow at the Council …

Nigeria blog photo
Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

October 3, 2023

Religion
Social Justice Webinar: Global LGBTQ+ Rights

Jessica Stern, U.S. special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, discusses the current state of LGBTQ+ rights globally. Ruth Messinger, global ambassador for American Jewish World Se…

Play People with their hands in at a Pride event
Virtual Event by Jessica Stern and Ruth W. Messinger Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

April 10, 2024

Haiti
Haiti in Crisis

Panelists discuss the escalating economic and political situation in Haiti with a focus on the humanitarian crisis, how the destabilization of the region has impacted Haitian people both domestically…

Play A boy in Haiti sits next to the remains of a destroyed school after an earthquake.
Virtual Event by Monique Clesca, Brian A. Nichols, Garry Pierre-Pierre, and Marcia Biggs

April 9, 2024

Defense and Security
Series on Emerging Technology, U.S. Foreign Policy, and World Order: Frontline Innovations—Defense Solutions for National Security Challenges

Panelists discuss new and emerging commercial defense technology, current opportunities and challenges in defense innovation, and the future landscape of national security. For those attending vir…

Play Two F-22 Raptor fighter jets of the 95th Fighter Squadron and an A-10 Thunderbolt (R) from Whiteman air force base, Missouri, approach the refueling nozzle of a KC-135 Stratotanker
Virtual Event by Douglas A. Beck, Steve Bowsher, and Linda S. Lourie Series on Emerging Technology, U.S. Foreign Policy, and World Order

January 18, 2024

Nigeria
Acts of Privation

Feeling stuck and unheeded, young Nigerians are increasingly resorting to all manner of desperate measures.

A man looks on from the doorway of his home in Lagos, Nigeria.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition