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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 25, 2023
China
Critical Minerals and China, With Morgan Bazilian
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why critical minerals have emerged as a m…
August 21, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign Intrigue
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: tales of espionage and conspiracy.
November 29, 2023
Economics
How the U.S. and EU Could Harmonize Their Approaches to Trade in EVs and Steel
Despite sharing broadly similar policy goals, the U.S. and EU are currently struggling to find common approaches to trade in green goods. New ideas are needed.
February 17, 2022
Uganda
Torture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection
The harrowing story of Kakwenza Rukirabashaija—a Ugandan writer whose tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, landed him in detention—has made it impossible to pretend that the repression and political violence that accompanied the 2021 election cycle were temporary features of Uganda’s political landscape.
October 12, 2022
Ukraine
Update on Ukraine, With Richard Haass: How Will It End?
How does a war end? In this special episode, Why It Matters speaks with CFR President Richard Haass on the conflict in Ukraine. We ask if and how this war can come to a close and discuss what comprom…
November 15, 2006
Intellectual Property
Reforming U.S. Patent Policy
Overview The conversation on American competitiveness is often intertwined with the conversation on innovation. The liberalization of trade and the increasing influence of emerging markets such…
