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July 28, 2016

Brazil
Is Rio Ready for the Olympic Games?

The Olympics will likely go smoothly, but spending and construction for the games will burden the city for years to come, says journalist Juliana Barbassa.

August 4, 2016

Brazil
Resources on the Olympics From CFR and Foreign Affairs

The 2016 Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this Friday, August 5. To help better understand the full significance of the Olympic games, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Forei…

April 27, 2020

China
China: Navigating an Economic Reboot

As the Chinese government looks to restart the country's economy, business leaders remain uncertain about the future of economic policy. 

Workers leave a construction site at the end of their shift in the Central Business District in Beijing on April 16, 2020.

December 16, 2021

Climate Change
Climate Resilience Strategies

Alice C. Hill, CFR’s David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment, and Matthew J. Gonser, chief resilience officer and executive director of the Office of Climate Change, Sustaina…

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July 14, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series Guest Event: "Awakening—#MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights"

Speakers discuss the new book, Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights. Since 2017, millions have joined the global movement known as #MeToo, catalyzing an unprecedented wave of wom…

Play Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.

December 3, 2013

United States
Majority of Americans See the United States as Less Powerful

With a majority of the American public now saying that they view U.S. global power and influence as being in decline, CFR President Richard N. Haass and Pew Research Center President Alan Murray sit …

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December 3, 2013

United States
Majority of Americans See the United States as Less Powerful

With a majority of the American public now saying that they view U.S. global power and influence as being in decline, Pew Research Center president Alan Murray and CFR President Richard N. Haass sit …

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February 22, 2007

Somalia
Somalia's Second Chance?

Recent weeks have witnessed a dramatic turn of events in Somalia, including the defeat of the Islamic Courts in the capital, international economic and development assistance to stabilize the country…

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December 4, 2009

Polls and Public Opinion
Does Public Opinion Matter? World Attitudes on Global Governance

President Obama has heralded a “new era of global engagement.” But what do publics in the United States and around the world actually think about today’s global challenges—and the international insti…

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December 4, 2009

Polls and Public Opinion
Does Public Opinion Matter? World Attitudes on Global Governance

Listen to experts as they launch Public Opinion on Global Issues, the most comprehensive digest ever assembled of existing polling data on U.S. and global public attitudes toward multilateral coopera…

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