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January 8, 2024
Elections and Voting
The State of Democracy Around the World
Over four billion people in more than three dozen countries will have the opportunity to vote for new leadership in elections in 2024. Panelists discuss the strength of democracies in the year ahead …
February 13, 2024
Health Policy and Initiatives
Virtual Roundtable: What a World Without Chevron Means for U.S. Health
In January, the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether to overturn Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council—one of the most cited U.S. cases of all time, which established the principle that the cour…
April 30, 2024
United States
New CFR Interactive Highlights Global Inflation Trends
A new online economics tracker from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) uses interactive color-coded maps and charts to reveal patterns in prices across the globe over time. The Global Inflation T…
April 18, 2024
Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…
April 17, 2024
Europe
A Conversation With Christine Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses the state of the European economy, U.S.-EU economic cooperation, and the implications of international geopolitical conflicts on the global…
April 15, 2024
Americas
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Roberto Campos Neto
Roberto Campos Neto discusses Brazil Central Bank’s priorities for the digital agenda in 2024, and prospects for Brazil’s economy. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings t…
December 29, 2023
2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
October 24, 2023
Economics
World Economic Update
The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their i…
January 22, 2024
Economics
An SDR-Linked Bond Can Strengthen the Finances of the World Bank Group
SDR-denominated bonds have the potential to significantly strengthen the balance sheet of both the IBRD (The World Bank) and IDA, freeing up cash and helping both institutions deliver on their mandat…
April 17, 2024
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Conceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.
