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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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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…
April 10, 2024
Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide
Thirty years ago, Rwanda’s government began a campaign to eradicate the country’s largest minority group. This Why It Matters episode discusses how in just one hundred days, 800,000 people in Rwanda were killed, while the rest of the world sat on the sidelines.
February 28, 2024
Renewable Energy
Academic Webinar: Energy Security
Meghan L. O’Sullivan, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Jeane Kirkpatrick professor of the practice of international affairs at Harvard University, leads the…
February 20, 2024
Ukraine
Virtual Media Briefing: The Two-Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary on February 24, experts from the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the current state of the war, its long-term impact on the international o…
February 14, 2024
Global Governance
Academic Webinar: Governing the Global Commons
Esther Brimmer, James H. Binger senior fellow in global governance at CFR, leads the conversation on governing the global commons. FASKIANOS: Welcome to today’s session of the Winter/Spring 2024 C…
January 16, 2024
China
How One Port’s Struggle Reveals the Problems—and Promise—of Chinese Infrastructure Financing
Chinese port financing has plenty of drawbacks. But developing countries have few alternatives.
December 12, 2023
Peacekeeping
The Role of Peacekeeping in Africa
Africa continues to have more peacekeeping missions than any other continent. As conflict-stricken countries increasingly look outside the United Nations for support, experts say reforms are necessar…
November 20, 2023
Financial Markets
Term Member Meeting With Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
Please join your fellow term members for a discussion with former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton on a range of topics including how financial markets and corporate exec…
October 11, 2023
Ukraine
The Case for Rebuilding Ukraine
On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the unprecedented damage in Ukraine and who pays for post-war reconstruction efforts.
