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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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February 1, 2024
Middle East Program
Virtual Media Briefing: the Drone Strike on a U.S. Base in Jordan
Following the drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan, panelists discuss the possibility of a U.S. military response as well as the implications of conflict spreading in the region. BRANNEN: Thanks…
January 31, 2022
Liberia
Jail Term for Former Liberian Defense Minister Offers Ray of Hope to Anti-Corruption Forces in Africa
Last week, the Liberian Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of a lower court which ordered the imprisonment of former Liberian Defense Minister Brownie Jeffrey Samukai Jr., for two years. A one-time deputy minister in the country’s Ministry of National Defense, Samukai was former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s pick to head the ministry when the latter took over the reins as president in January 2006.
January 18, 2024
Yemen
Virtual Media Briefing: Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
Panelists discuss Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, American and British responses, and prospects for regional escalation. ELDER: Thank you. Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us for this media brief…
September 29, 2006
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Hidden Iran: U.S. Cannot Isolate Iran, Says Ray Takeyh in New Book
“Getting Iran wrong is the single thread that has linked American administrations of all political persuasions,” writes Council Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh in his book, Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in…
September 12, 2012
Capital Flows
CEO Speaker Series: A Conversation with Ray Dalio
MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us bright and early this morning. We appreciate it. Just want to say a few specific (sic) here in terms of our members. Please turn…
May 13, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Cold War Focus on Stability in the Middle East Provides Lessons for Today, Say Ray Takeyh and Steven Simon in New Book
“The underreported story of the Cold War is that the United States succeeded in achieving many of its objectives in the Middle East,” argue Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the…