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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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March 6, 2011
Politics and Government
Campaign 2012: Is Sarah Palin Running for President?
Sarah Palin addresses Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally on the National Mall in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/courtesy Reuters) Sarah Palin sat down with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly on Friday night. The…
November 13, 2023
Human Rights
Virtual Media Briefing: International Law and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Council on Foreign Relations hosts experts to discuss recent developments on the humanitarian crisis and to analyze the laws of war and human rights in Gaza.
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…
March 20, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Young Professionals Briefing: Artificial Intelligence and the Economy—How Cities are Embracing New Technologies
Panelists reflect on how the digital transformation is reshaping the economy and how cities like New York can embrace new technologies, like artificial intelligence, to foster economic growth. Ple…
December 6, 2023
United States
COP28 Can Deliver Progress on Climate Change, but Will It?
Committed global action at every level of government, the economy, and society is needed to tackle such a complex, multifaceted challenge, and a growing awareness that time is running out should help…
October 14, 2023
Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?
Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel has strengthened the Iran-backed group, but politically, its clout among Lebanon’s populace may be wan…
November 3, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cyber Week in Review: November 3, 2023
Biden signs executive order on AI; SEC sues SolarWinds over 2020 hack; UK hosts AI Safety Summit; Forty nine countries pledge to not pay ransomware gangs; Indian opposition members targeted with spyw…
September 6, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Young Professionals Briefing Series: Investing in the Game: Is it Sportswashing?
Panelists discuss the unprecedented investment in international sports by Gulf nations, the phenomenon of “sportswashing” in the region, and the political, economic, and human rights implications of …
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.
October 12, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
CFR Virtual Public Forum: Update on the Israel-Hamas War
FROMAN: Good afternoon. Welcome to today’s Public Forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. My name is Mike Froman. I am president of the Council, and I’ll be presiding over today’s discussio…
