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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 7, 2020
Economics
Rescuing States and Cities Amid the Pandemic
Panelists discuss the current state and local budgetary crises brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, policy options available to state and local officials, and implications of these crises for the …
July 12, 2023
United States
Two Takes on U.S. Debt and the Debt Ceiling
Economists Benn Steil and Glenn Hubbard give their respective takes on the debt ceiling and the United States' national debt.
October 30, 2019
Saudi Arabia
Discussion of PBS FRONTLINE's "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia"
Speakers discuss the FRONTLINE documentary “The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia” as well as U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations. This film captures the rise to power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his …
February 21, 2006
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Friedberg: Only Continued Pressure, Combined With Inducements, Can Bring End to North Korean Nuclear Program
Aaron L. Friedberg, an East Asian expert and former deputy national security adviser for Vice President Dick Cheney, says the U.S. program of cracking down on North Korean counterfeiting and other il…
February 21, 2023
International Law
Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Loophole
The last Congress delivered a big win for atrocity accountability by passing the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in January of this year. The law clos…