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October 7, 2020

Robots and Robotics
With "Burn-In," Cole and Singer Show Us the Robotic Future We Need to Avoid

Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution gives us the worst-case scenario of how increased automation can affect the U.S. economy and society.

French robot Pepper, detecting whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instructs them to wear them.

October 21, 2009

Israel
Israeli Innovation a Model for United States, Say Senor and Singer in New CFR Book

"The West needs innovation; Israel’s got it," write Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Adjunct Senior Fellow Dan Senor and the Jerusalem Post’s Saul Singer, in Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s …

October 6, 2009

Israel
Start-Up Nation

Read an excerpt of Start-Up Nation. "The West needs innovation; Israel's got it," write Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Adjunct Senior Fellow Dan Senor and the Jerusalem Post's Saul Singer, in …

October 27, 2023

China
The Passing of a Premier and China’s Future

While few are likely to mourn one of China's most colorless leaders, his death could be used as a way to criticize his former boss, Xi Jinping. 

Li Keqiang attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022

February 3, 2025

Trade
Media Briefing: Bracing for a Trade War

CFR experts provide insights and context around President Donald Trump's announced tariffs and what they mean for North American trade, U.S. alliances, and global competition.

Play The flags of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

January 22, 2024

Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States

A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on August 16, 2022.