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July 22, 2024

RealEcon
Toward a More Prosperous, Less Polarized, Worker-Friendly Economy

The United States has long relied on tax-and-transfer programs to address the problem of inequality, but these have failed signally to mitigate growing societal polarization. A new approach to econom…

High angle view of workers holding American flag in factory.
Article by Alex Raskolnikov and Benn Steil RealEcon

October 17, 2024

Trade
From Redistribution to “Predistribution”—Rebuilding Worker Support for Markets and Trade

The CFR RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership initiative looks to assess the role of the United States in the international economy, analyze what is at stake for the American people, and…

Play Alex Raskolnikov, Benn Steil, and Lydia DePillis seated on stage at the Council on Foreign Relations New York City office.
Virtual Event by Alex Raskolnikov, Benn Steil, Lydia DePillis, and Matthew P. Goodman Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

July 23, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Alex Perry on Nigeria’s Boko Haram

With its violence, its ritualized executions, its mixture of the utterly archaic with AK-47s and YouTube videos, its behavior modeling based on a nineteenth century interpretation of an obscure medie…

The Hunt for Boko Haram: Investigating the Terror Tearing Nigeria Apart, by Alex Perry
Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 12, 2007

United Kingdom
A Conversation with The Rt Hon Alex Salmond
Event by Alex The Rt Hon Salmond and Bart Friedman

October 25, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
The Threat of Regional Military Expansion in the Middle East

Panelists discuss the latest updates regarding the conflict in the Middle East, the risks of wider escalation, and the role of the United States. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is part of the Twenty-Ni…

Play Israeli soldier watches as Israeli tanks manoeuvre during military drill near Ein Zivan in Golan Heights.
Virtual Event by Dana El Kurd, Stanley McChrystal, Alex Vatanka, Steven A. Cook, and Nancy D. Bodurtha Middle East Program

December 12, 2024

China
Unpacking China’s “Four Red Lines” and Its Warning to Trump

With his “four red lines,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attempting to set the terms for U.S.-China relations during a second Trump administration. 

Then U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan.
Post by David Sacks Asia Unbound

December 18, 2024

United States
The 2024 Election by the Numbers

With the Electoral College votes now cast, here is a recap of how Americans voted in 2024.

Ohio's Electors Cast Votes for President and Vice President
Article by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 2, 2024

Election 2024
CFR-Brookings Institution Election 2024 Virtual Public Event: Technology and Electoral Dynamics

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program collaborated to convene an expert discussion that examined the role of technology and electoral dynamics in…

Play CFR Fellows and members of the Brookings Institute featured on an event graphic detailing the time and date of the event.
Webinar by Kat Duffy, Elaine C. Kamarck, and Marcus Mabry Election 2024 Events