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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 18, 2024
European Union
Trends in International Trade: A Conversation With Valdis Dombrovskis
The European Commission’s Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, discusses the trends and shocks affecting international trade, the value-added of multilateralism, a…
August 9, 2012
Fossil Fuels
Peering Into the Energy Market’s Crystal Ball
The U.S. Energy Information Adminstration (EIA) published its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. This report is one of three official monthly sources of data and forecasts that energy analy…
April 16, 2024
Iran
Virtual Media Briefing: Iran's Attack on Israel and the Threat of Escalation
CFR experts discuss Iran’s attack on Israel and the escalation of the conflict. FROMAN: Well, thanks very much. Thanks, everybody, for joining. And thank you to our six senior fellows here who’ve …
April 11, 2024
Climate Change
Screening and Discussion of PBS Series "Changing Planet: Coral Special"
The PBS series Changing Planet embarks on its third year of this seven-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. The “Coral Special” episode takes us to the Ma…
May 3, 2012
Economic Crises
The Eurozone’s Austerity-Growth Debate
New questions over the wisdom of unfettered budget cuts are shifting the emphasis of eurozone crisis responses from austerity to growth, says economist Thomas Philippon.
March 11, 2024
Climate Change
A Conversation With Amy Pope
Amy Pope discusses her work as director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN role in addressing climate mobility, legal frameworks for migration, and the present …
December 23, 2011
Social Issues
Five Economic Trends to Watch in 2012
Experts forecast the five most consequential trends in 2012, following a year in which the global economy struggled amid high unemployment and mounting debt crises.