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December 8, 2014

Global
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Economic Development and the Paris Climate Agreement

Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group, joins Mark Tercek, president and chief executive officer at the Nature Conservancy, to discuss the World Bank Group’s efforts vis-à-vis climate change…

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January 5, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: January 5, 2024

NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft; Google begins phasing out third-party cookies; ODNI declassifies report on election interference; Dutch government stop ASML exports to China; UN AI advisory group rele…

OpenAI and The New York Times logos are seen in this illustration taken on December 27, 2023

October 26, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Diplomacy Intensifies With Israel-Hamas War, UK’s AI Safety Summit, China’s Foreign Minister Visits Washington, and More

Diplomatic contacts surge ahead of anticipated escalation in the Israel-Hamas war; the United Kingdom (UK) hosts its first artificial intelligence (AI) Safety Summit to develop strategies that mitiga…

Podcast Palestinian citizens evacuate their homes damaged by Israeli airstrikes on October 10, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.

December 12, 2023

China
The Evolving U.S.-China Relationship: A Conversation with Ambassador Nicholas Burns

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the evolving U.S.-China relationship and the strategic opportunities and challenges it presents for both countries and the world. The C.V. Starr &…

Play U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks during a climate finance roundtable discussion at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

October 12, 2023

International Organizations
The World Bank Group’s Role in Global Development

Since its founding in 1944, the World Bank has evolved from a lender focused on European reconstruction to the preeminent international institution for economic development and poverty reduction.

A woman reads in front of a chalkboard in an outdoor classroom in Niger.

September 27, 2023

China
Remember These Rising Political Stars?

The ebb and flow of these former Chinese rising political stars’ careers provides insights into the intricacies of Chinese elite politics (and the fate of Qin Gang).

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on June 18, 2023, during one of Qin’s last engagements as Foreign Minister.

June 2, 2023

Asia Program
From Tiananmen to Times Square

An exhibition space commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre of protesters in Beijing and other Chinese cities opened Friday in New York, highlighting how recent changes in China have rejuvenated its…

Visitors at the exhibition's opening ceremony on Friday, June 1.

October 27, 2023

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: October 27, 2023

U.S. withdraws digital trade proposals; EU lawmakers make progress on AI Act; Weibo says users with large following must use real name; Okta compromised by threat actors; U.S. states sue Meta.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai chairs the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting.