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May 9, 2022

Economics
Digital Assets: Virtual Currencies, Security, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Panelists discuss digital assets, including virtual currencies and central bank digital currencies, and the implications for U.S. foreign policy and the global financial system.

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September 22, 2014

Colombia
Colombian President Santos on the Peace Process, Social Policies, and Economic Growth

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos joins CFR Co-Chairman Carla A. Hills to discuss his goals for Colombia in the next four years.

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February 10, 2011

Asia
Countering Terrorist Narratives: Film Screening and Discussion

Please join Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Carie Lemack, and Juan Carlos Zarate to screen the Oscar-nominated documentary, Killing in the Name, followed by a discussion addressing the public attitudes that…

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January 20, 2016

Mexico
Are Soda Taxes an Answer in the Fight Against Obesity? A Progress Report From Mexico

In 2014, Mexico, which has a higher rate of adult obesity than the United States, became one of the first countries to implement a nationwide soda tax. Dr. Juan Rivera of the National Institutes of P…

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November 30, 2020

Venezuela
Screening and Discussion of "A La Calle"

Panelists discuss the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela as the country continues to face high rates of poverty, unemployment, and even starvation. A La Calle (“To the Street”) is a firsthand account o…

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