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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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October 3, 2022
Foreign Policy
Lessons From History Series: The Legacy of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
In early 1947, Harry Truman announced that the United States would give assistance to countries under threat from authoritarian forces. Later that year, George C. Marshall addressed Harvard Universit…
January 23, 2024
United States
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil
Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history. As FDR’s third-term vice president, and a hero to many progressives, he lost his place o…
April 10, 2015
Global
A Conversation With Carla Harris
Carla Harris launches the 2015 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs with a keynote address.
February 13, 2018
Economics
'The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War' by Benn Steil
Benn Steil discusses his new book, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War.
April 17, 2018
China
'The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945–1947'
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan discusses his new book, The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945-1947, a narrative history of a hugely consequential, but largely forgotten episode in the history…
April 8, 2024
Sexual Violence
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations recognized rape as a war crime in 2008 through the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820. Despite this step, sexual violence remains a widespread practice in wars and con…
