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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 22, 2024

Trade
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 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

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
Blog 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 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…

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Webinar by Kat Duffy, Elaine C. Kamarck, and Marcus Mabry Election 2024 Events

September 18, 2024

Venezuela
More Hostages But No More Sanctions: The Failure of Biden Administration Venezuela Policy

The arrest of a fourth American hostage by the Maduro regime in Venezuela shows the failure of Biden administration policy there. It is time to reimpose sanctions on Venezuelan oil.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 23, 2024

Ukraine
Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture With Andriy Yermak

Inaugurated in 1969, the Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture was named for Russell C. Leffingwell, a charter member of the Council who served as its president from 1944 to 1946 and as its chairman from 19…

Play Andriy Yermak, newly appointed Chief of Staff of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaks on stage at a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Virtual Event by Andriy Yermak and Bianna Golodryga Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture