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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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The Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations
The Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations is an annual lecture and dinner established in 1996 with funds from former CFR Director Theodore C. Sorensen, who was a member for more th…
May 20, 2019
Wars and Conflict
Development Redefined--The Battles We Choose to Avoid Wars We Can’t Win
Conflicts, crises in fragile states, and violent extremism are on the rise and a record number of people were forced from their homes last year. Short-term security interventions and humanitarian res…
November 4, 2021
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Term Member Conference Keynote With Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses her career and vision for the future of American diplomacy, U.S. priorities at the United Nations and the recent Security Council trip to Mali and Niger, …
September 14, 2021
Economics
Why Economics Needs Anthropologists
Gillian Tett, chair of the editorial board (U.S.) of the Financial Times, is the author of Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life. She discusses what economists miss when studying consu…
September 26, 2023
Diplomacy and International Institutions
David A. Morse Lecture With Ajay Banga
On the eve of his first annual meeting, World Bank president Ajay Banga discusses the bank’s ambitious roadmap at a time it is being called to lead the world in addressing intertwined challenges of p…
February 20, 2024
China
The American Century: A Conversation With Joseph Nye
Joseph Nye discusses U.S. primacy on the global stage since World War II, crucial challenges the country has faced, the changing nature of American hard and soft power today, and whether China's rise…
