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July 30, 2013

Infrastructure
Policy Initiative Spotlight: NYC Zoning and Competitiveness

The debate over skyscrapers and their place in the American city has endured for over a century, and New York City has often led the conversation. In 1913, the Equitable Life Assurance Society unveil…

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November 28, 2023

Infrastructure
A Conversation With Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the efforts of the department to coordinate federal transportation projects, improve U.S. infrastructure, and empower the United States to compete…

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July 24, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
President Zuma’s Approach to Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s Elections

Zimbabwe’s special elections on July 14-15 for the security forces did not go well. Lindiwe Zulu, former ambassador to Brazil and current international relations adviser to South Africa president Jac…

South African President Jacob Zuma (L) walks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at Harare International airport, March 16, 2010.

December 3, 2011

Iran
Panetta’s Dangerous Mistake

Secretary of Defense Panetta addressed the Saban Forum, the annual meeting of Israeli and American journalists, officials, and former officials, on Friday evening. What he said is no mystery; why he …

January 8, 2021

Transition 2021
Transition 2021: A Divisive and Damaging Presidency Nears Its End

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: The mob that stormed the Capitol Building this week highlighted how Donald Trump’s pr…

Pro-Trump protestors line the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building waving flags and hanging Trump 2020 banners.

July 15, 2021

Economics
Centennial Speaker Series Session 4: Balancing the Role of Government and Markets

Minouche Shafik discusses right-sizing the role of government in modern economies and societies.  This meeting is the fourth session in CFR’s speaker series, The 21st Century World: Big Challenges…

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