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February 5, 2024

Health
Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Food and Nutrition Policy With Francesco Branca

FRIEDEN: Thank you so much for joining us. I'm delighted today that we have Dr. Francesco Branca with us for a conversation about nutritional issues very broadly. Francesco is Director of the Departm…

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Virtual Event by Francesco Branca and Tom Frieden Global Health Program

February 2, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: February 2, 2024

Senate holds hearing on child safety on social media; U.S. disables Chinese botnet; Taylor Swift deepfakes flood social media; AI companies have to report safety tests to government; Brazil investiga…

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X Corp's CEO Linda Yaccarino,TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew and Discord's CEO Jason Citron are sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 2024.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Cecilia Marrinan Net Politics

December 27, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Artificial intelligence breakthroughs promise unprecedented opportunity but also economic, political, and social disruption. Experts say AI needs oversight to ensure the changes it engenders are for …

A woman stands on stage, appearing to fade away as she faces a metaphorical representation of AI.
Backgrounder by Noah Berman

December 5, 2023

Climate Change
Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

Muddy waters nearly submerge lines of cars during a flood in Colorado, United States.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland Renewing America

December 4, 2023

Economics
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Gary Gensler

Gary Gensler of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discusses investor protection, fair markets, capital formation, and the role of American capital markets in the global economy. Th…

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Virtual Event by Gary Gensler and Michael Froman Renewing America

November 28, 2023

Infrastructure
A Conversation With Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the efforts of the department to coordinate federal transportation projects, improve U.S. infrastructure, and empower the United States to compete…

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Virtual Event by Pete Buttigieg and Blair W. Effron Renewing America

November 22, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Understanding the U.S. Role in the Israel-Hamas War

Scenes from the Israel-Hamas war have reverberated across the world. In the United States, debate about the conflict has intensified, and it has resurfaced long-standing questions about policy toward…

Podcast Shadow of military tank in the Middle East.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra and Steven A. Cook Why It Matters

November 13, 2023

Health
Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century

The Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century symposium is cohosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the recently launched Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy…

Health worker wearing personal protective equipment sitting in front of artwork of a fist holding a mask
Virtual Event by Ayoade Alakija, Anne-Claire Amprou, Jarbas Barbosa, Priya Basu, Jainey K. Bavishi, Nidhi Bouri, Winnie Byanyima, Emi Chutaro, Guéladio Cissé, Mandy K. Cohen, Victor J. Dzau, Anthony S. Fauci, Senait Fisseha, Tom Frieden, Paul Friedrichs, Peter Hotez, Yanzhong Huang, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Jean Kaseya, Oanh Khuat, Rachel King, Jimmy Kolker, Lester Martinez-Lopez, John Nkengasong, Benedict Okey Oramah, Loyce Pace, Peter Piot, John-Arne Røttingen, Reeta Roy, Amadou Sall, Peter Sands, Olive Shisana, Joy St. John, Marisol Touraine, David Walton, David Whineray, Stephanie Williams, Edem Adzogenu, Thomas J. Bollyky, Hillary H. Carter, Susan Dentzer, John Monahan, and Leana S. Wen

November 2, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Virtual Media Briefing: Update on the Israel-Hamas War and the Region

Experts from the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the implications it has for Gaza and the Middle East region.

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Virtual Event by Max Boot, Steven A. Cook, Linda Robinson, Ray Takeyh, and Michael Froman

November 2, 2023

Global
What Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

The United Nation’s ambitious development agenda aims to protect people and the planet via seventeen goals. But experts say governments aren’t doing enough to implement them.

Students attend a lesson at a school in the Tillabéri region of Niger.
Backgrounder by Clara Fong and Diana Roy