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January 30, 2024

China
The Future of U.S.-China Relations

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discusses U.S.-China relations and the Biden administration’s policy priorities for the relationship going forward. This event is co-organized by the 21st C…

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January 18, 2024

Aging, Youth Bulges, and Population
Responding to Demographic Trends

Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council of Aging, discusses demographic trends in Maine and the work of her organization. Jennifer Sciubba, global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Internatio…

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December 19, 2023

North Korea
Strengthening Human Rights-Centered Approaches Toward North Korea

In order for the United States and South Korea to strengthen their human rights-centered approach toward North Korea, key internal and external obstacles should be addressed. 

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas on February 7, 2023.

December 11, 2023

South Korea
Global Turmoil and Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: The Need for a Vital U.S.-South Korea Alliance

Escalating inter-Korean tensions might turn the Korean Peninsula into another international security flashpoint and a possible breaking point for global stability.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Korean People's Army Air Force headquarters on the occasion of Aviation Day in North Korea, released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on December 1, 2023.

December 7, 2023

South Korea
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: The United States–South Korea Alliance: Why It May Fail and Why It Must Not by Scott A. Snyder

The alliance between the United States and South Korea has endured through seven decades of shifting regional and geopolitical security contexts. In The United States–South Korea Alliance: Why It May…

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November 29, 2023

North Korea
What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for North Korea?

If Donald Trump were to win the 2024 presidential election, he would face at least three new realities that would shape his policy toward the Korean Peninsula.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Panmunjom, South Korea, on June 30, 2019.

November 16, 2023

Health
Virtual Roundtable: Moving From Commitment to Action: Improving Primary Health Care

FRIEDEN: Today we have Dr. Atul Gawande for a roundtable discussion. And Dr. Gawande is currently the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development. He is l…

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November 16, 2023

Iran
Networks of Influence: Iran's Agenda in the Middle East

Panelists assess Iran’s interests in the conflict in Gaza and its ties to Hamas, and discuss its broader influence in the Middle East, as well as the future of U.S. policy towards Iran.

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October 25, 2023

South Korea
Trilateral Security Cooperation: Implementing the Spirit of Camp David

On August 18, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio met at Camp David for the first stand-alone trilateral U.S.-South Korea-J…

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October 12, 2023

International Organizations
The World Bank Group’s Role in Global Development

Since its founding in 1944, the World Bank has evolved from a lender focused on European reconstruction to the preeminent international institution for economic development and poverty reduction.

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