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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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September 12, 2011
Homeland Security
Assessing the Threat: Is the United States Still Vulnerable?
Experts discuss how changes to U.S. domestic and international policy since September 11, 2011 have enhanced counterterrorism approaches and contributed to preventing planned terrorist attacks. This…
February 27, 2015
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans and Robots in the Economy
MIT Professor Emeritus and Rethink Robotics Founder Rodney Brooks, Carnegie Mellon's Abhinav Gupta, and MIT's Andrew McAfee, join Nicholas Thompson, editor at NewYorker.com, to discuss artificial int…
November 17, 2010
Monetary Policy
Currency Wars, Capital Controls, and the Outlook for the International Monetary System
Experts discuss the the current global economy and their skepticism of effective capital control, as well as the future of currency pegging, fixed currency rates, and capital mobility. This session …
February 27, 2015
Global
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans and Robots in the Economy
MIT professor emeritus and Rethink Robotics’ founder Rodney Brooks, Carnegie Mellon’s Abhinav Gupta, and MIT’s Andrew McAfee, join Nicholas Thompson, editor at NewYorker.com, to discuss artificial in…
September 17, 2008
Americas
The Closing of the American Border
In his new book, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration's struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the worst ever attack on U.S. soil. Base…