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January 23, 2025

Political Transitions
Transition 2025 Series: Tariffs and Trade

Panelists discuss the potential impacts of President-elect Trump’s proposed trade policies on global supply chains and analyze shifts in U.S. trade policy over the last eight years. This meeting i…

Play U.S. President Trump signs the "Right to Try Act" at the White House in Washington, DC.

January 10, 2025

Foreign Policy
The World Trump Will Inherit

Donald Trump will reenter the White House to face a world racked by historic conflicts and humanitarian crises, but the United States, fueled by its economic strength, remains uniquely poised to infl…

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a BRICS Plus meeting in Kazan, Russia, October 2024.

January 17, 2025

RealEcon
Trump Tariffs Will Not Tame China’s Trade Surplus

Correcting the major imbalances in the global economy will require collaborative international action. If he wants results, Trump will need to rein in his penchant to go it alone.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.

January 21, 2025

United States
The World Next Week: Final Episode Live Podcast Taping

Please join us for a live taping of The World Next Week podcast. Hosted by Robert McMahon, Carla Anne Robbins, and their guest co-host, Deborah Amos, this special taping and livestream will serve as …

Play Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins pictured beside The World Next Week podcast logo.

January 21, 2025

RealEcon
Tariff Strategies Don’t Cause Inflation, But Trade Wars Do

The Trump administration has lauded tariffs as policy panacea, but rising uncertainty around global trade will make it all the more difficult to bring inflation under control.

Close up shot of the open drawer of a cash till, full of American dollars. Sales assistant giving change to customer

January 24, 2025

Climate Change
The World Faces a Sharp Rise in Extreme Weather. Can AI Help?

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasting, with 2024 proving to be a banner year for swift progress.

People embrace as they evacuate following powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025.

January 13, 2025

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: When the World Closed Its Doors

In When the World Closed Its Doors:The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders, Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman tell the story of how nearly every country in the world shut its borders to respond…

Play A health worker scans a resident with an infrared thermometer to check her temperature as a precautionary measure against the spread of Covid-19 in New Delhi, India.

December 19, 2024

Economics
Future of Tariffs and Trade

Brad W. Setser, CFR’s Whitney Shepardson senior fellow, leads the conversation on the influence of tariffs on global trade and the price of U.S. goods, and what to expect from the second Trump admini…

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December 12, 2024

Latin America
Mercosur: South America’s Fractious Trade Bloc

Three decades after its founding, Latin America’s largest trade bloc continues to seek new global agreements. The recent conclusion of a deal with the European Union could help, but it faces roadbloc…

A truck driver waits to unload his cargo of cereal grain at a rail terminal in Brazil.

December 11, 2024

RealEcon
The Future of Trade in an Era of Disruption

Edward Alden’s speech on October 28, 2024, at the Yeutter Institute for International Trade and Finance at the University of Nebraska provides parameters and principles for future trade policy.

Edward Alden speaks at the Yeutter Symposium