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November 18, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East, North Africa, and U.S. Policy

Given the evolving situation in the Middle East and North Africa, please join Representative Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, to discuss U.S. policy options moving fo…

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November 15, 2008

Russia
A Conversation with Dmitry Medvedev

Following the conclusion of the G20 summit and discussion of mitigating the global financial crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev joins former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to discuss…

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May 17, 2010

China
Will China Follow Lomborg’s Advice on Carbon Taxes?

Barbara Finamore at NRDC has a nice rundown of internal Chinese discussions about imposing a carbon tax beginning in 2012. A Chinese carbon tax would be a positive development. But it’s important for…

July 30, 2020

Religion
Responding to COVID-19 and Racism: Learning From Faith Communities

Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, senior rabbi at Temple Sholom of Chicago, Bishop Michael Curry, the twenty-seventh presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, and Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, executive …

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January 26, 2015

Middle East and North Africa
Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia After King Abdullah

The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz raises important questions about the future of the kingdom, including issues that have ripple effects around the world such as regional relati…

A woman drives a car in October 2013 in Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world where women are barred from driving. Saudi female activists are campaigning to change this rule (Courtesy Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser).