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November 21, 2024

United States
Looking Ahead: Blockchain and Its Impacts on Democracy, Finance, and National Security

Panelists discuss the potential technical and economic benefits provided by blockchain technology, including Web3 and cryptocurrencies, their effect on democratic institutions, financial inclusion, a…

Play In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed in front of a Bitcoin course's graph.
Event by Dante A. Disparte, Dante A. Disparte, Joseph Lubin, Donna Redel, and Juan C. Zarate

October 24, 2024

Canada
A Conversation With Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland discusses how democracies can stand together to protect their economic interests, preserve peace and prosperity for their citizens, and enhance trade at a time of rising geopolitica…

Play Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to news media in Ottawa, Canada.
Virtual Event by Chrystia Freeland, Chrystia Freeland, and Michael Froman

October 23, 2024

Climate Change
Understanding the Global Push for Climate Finance

Countries will collectively need to spend trillions of dollars to reach their decarbonization goals and protect the most vulnerable nations from climate disasters, but experts say that current fundin…

A worker cleans the solar panels at the 15MW Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant in Nouakchott, on March 21, 2023.
Backgrounder by Clara Fong

November 15, 2024

Latin America
Illegal Gold Finances Latin America’s Dictators & Cartels. The United States Must Lead the Fight Against It.

Four policy ideas to curb illegal gold mining in the Western Hemisphere.

An illegal gold mining camp is discovered in Madre de Díos during a Peruvian military operation in 2019.
Post by Will Freeman and Steven Holmes Latin America’s Moment

December 16, 2024

Asia Program
Beijing Pivots Towards Private Pensions

China expanded its two-year-old private pension project this week in an attempt to reduce financial strain on the current state pension system from the rapidly aging population.  

A group of elderly pensioners outside on a bench
Post by Carl Minzner Asia Unbound

May 15, 2024

China
Power and Financial Interdependence

My new paper for the Geoeconomics and Geofinance Initiative of the Institute Français des Relations Internationals’ (IFRI) explores the history of the Sino-American financial relationship.

Power and Financial Interdependence
Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 29, 2023

Education
Academic Webinar: Media Literacy and Propaganda

Renee Hobbs, professor of communication studies and founder and director of the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island, leads the conversation on media literacy and propaganda. FASK…

Play Book browser in Cairo.
Webinar by Renee Hobbs and Irina A. Faskianos

February 27, 2024

Energy and Environment
Financing the Clean Industrial Revolution

Panelists discuss private capital’s role in leading the clean energy transition and what it takes to establish a redeployment of steady capital investing in decarbonization. 

Play Solar energy fields and wind turbines seen from the air in foggy conditions during an autumn morning
Virtual Event by Kassia J. Yanosek, David G. Victor, Mark K. Wiedman, and Carolyn Kissane Renewing America

June 24, 2024

Climate Change
Mobilizing Clean Energy Financing through the Multilateral Development Banks

A new paper published by the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) puts forward an ambitious agenda for innovation in clean energy finance.

Lending Increase Enabled by Proposals
Post by Brad W. Setser, Tess Turner, and Michael Weilandt Follow the Money