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June 2, 2014
China
25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Session One: The U.S. PerspectiveThis session will provide insight on the U.S. perspective and response to the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square twenty-five years ago.Bren…
June 2, 2014
China
In the U.S. Response to Tiananmen, a Delicate Balance Between Geopolitics and Human Rights
On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Brent Scowcroft of the Scowcroft Group and Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times join CFR President Richard N. Haass to discuss the events from t…
March 12, 2012
United States
The Multilateral View
The President of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick, addresses the CFR's Council of Councils inaugural conference. The Council of Councils is an international initiative designed to connect leading …
March 12, 2012
United States
The Multilateral View
RICHARD N. HAASS: Well, good afternoon and welcome to today's lunch program of this first ever -- but we hope first of many -- gathering of the Council of Councils, as we are calling it. Just a coup…
February 28, 2011
Economic Crises
Global Solutions for the Global Economic Crisis
Today's global recovery is muted, partly due to low capacity utilization in the capital goods sector of high-income countries coupled with stubborn unemployment. Infrastructure gaps in high-income co…
February 28, 2011
Economic Crises
Global Solutions for the Global Economic Crisis
World Bank's Justin Yifu Lin outlines how domestic policies such as reduced capital outflow and increased investment in infrastructure, can hinder a rapid recovery for the global economy.