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May 8, 2024

RealEcon
In Economic Security, Trade-offs Abound

Policymakers face complex cost-benefit considerations when intervening in the market to mitigate perceived risks, from climate change to competition with China.

(L-R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Primer Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for the family photo during a visit to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023.
Article by Thomas J. Bollyky, Chloe Searchinger, Alice C. Hill, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and Benn Steil RealEcon

May 3, 2024

Japan
The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.  …

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta addresses U.S. and Japanese forces at Yokota Air Base outside of Tokyo, October 24, 2011.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

May 2, 2024

Maldives
The Maldives Is Moving Toward China. Here’s What to Know.

Once a close Indian partner, the Maldives is now aligning more with China. Is the island nation becoming a flash point in the China-India relationship? 

In Brief by Rhea Basarkar

May 1, 2024

Global Health Program
Hybrid DC Roundtable: The CDC Response to the Spread of H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cows

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that was detected for the first time in a milking herd of cattle in Texas one month ago has now infected thirty-three herds in eight states and at least one farm w…

Play A dairy cow in a dairy farm
Virtual Event by Nirav Shah, Nirav Shah, Thomas J. Bollyky, and Thomas J. Bollyky

April 24, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO: Seventy-Five Years Later

This year NATO celebrates seventy-five years of collective defense, expanding from twelve founding members in 1949 to thirty-two today.  Panelists discuss the evolution of NATO as it has sought to…

Play A color guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carries the NATO flag at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia and two other soldiers stand on either side.
Virtual Event by Rose E. Gottemoeller, Matthias Matthijs, Alexander R. Vershbow, and Mary Sarotte Europe Program

April 19, 2024

Ukraine
Blueprints for Renewal: Reconstructing Ukraine

Panelists discuss global financial efforts to support the reconstruction of Ukraine and help rebuild the country’s infrastructure and economy following Russia’s military aggression. This meeting i…

Play A torn flag of Ukraine hung on a wire in front an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict
Virtual Event by Nadia Calviño, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Odile Renaud-Basso, and Heidi Crebo-Rediker Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

April 18, 2024

European Union
Trends in International Trade: A Conversation With Valdis Dombrovskis

The European Commission’s Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, discusses the trends and shocks affecting international trade, the value-added of multilateralism, a…

Play Portrait of Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis with American and European Union's flags in the background.
Virtual Event by Valdis Dombrovskis and Miriam Sapiro C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

April 17, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Next Chapter for Artificial Intelligence

Panelists discuss the trends revealed in this year’s AI Index Report, including technical advancements in AI, public perceptions of the technology, and the geopolitical dynamics surrounding its devel…

Play A man takes a selfie with Ameca, a humanoid robot.
Virtual Event by Erik Brynjolfsson, Kat Duffy, Russell C. Wald, Morgan Brennan, and Vanessa Parli Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

April 17, 2024

Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Conceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.

Members of the Revolutionary Guards attend a parliamentary session in Tehran.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

April 17, 2024

Europe
A Conversation With Christine Lagarde

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses the state of the European economy, U.S.-EU economic cooperation, and the implications of international geopolitical conflicts on the global…

Play Christine Lagarde speaking with the IMF logo in the background.
Virtual Event by Christine Lagarde and Michael Froman C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics