November 13, 2002
United StatesWritten Testimony before a hearing of theU.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee onTechnology, Terrorism, and Government Information Stephen E. Flynn, Ph.D.Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.)Jeane J…
May 6, 2003
ColombiaMAY 6, 2003 - The Center for Preventive Action, a Council on Foreign Relations conflict prevention initiative, has launched a new Commission to make concrete recommendations for mitigating deadly con…
November 14, 2003
IraqRichard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former senior State Department official, welcomes President Bush’s call for bringing democracy to the Middle East, but warns …
November 24, 2004
Financial MarketsJust a reminder of what falling dollar currently means. Dollar depreciation is clearly part of what is needed to bring the US trade deficit down to a more sustainable level. But what is the case fo…
January 12, 2005
United StatesBoth start with six. China’s end 2004 reserves: $609.9 billion . And the United States’ $60.3 billion November trade deficit.The surge in China’s reserves should not have been that much of a surpri…
May 5, 2006
United StatesPhilip K. Verleger, a well-known expert on the economics of oil, says that the current price of oil, which has dropped below $70 a barrel, has probably peaked for the moment. Yet he warns that any pr…
September 19, 2006
United States12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Book Signing12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Lunch1:00 to 2:00 p.m. MeetingPlease note special time.**Seating is limited.**
September 19, 2006
United StatesWatch Senator John C. Danforth discuss his book, Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together, as part of the Council's Religion and Foreign Poli…
January 11, 2007
United StatesThe C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies. 7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast8:00 …
May 7, 2007
DevelopmentWatch Robert E. Litan and Carl J. Schramm of Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation discuss their recent book, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity.