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November 14, 2013

Global
Disaster Preparedness & Relief: Three Things to Know

Typhoon Haiyan has raised international awareness about the capabilities and limitations of preparing for natural disasters and relief, says CFR’s Stewart Patrick.

November 29, 2016

New Cyber Brief: Creating a Federally Sponsored Cyber Insurance Program

The Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program has launched a new Cyber Brief. This one is authored by CFR Senior Fellow and Net Politics contributor Rob Knake. The U.S. federal government has long debat…

CFR Cyber Net Politics Cyber Insurance Brief

October 6, 2005

Economics
The Port of New Orleans, once again

It seems that George Friedman of Stratfor is right: it is hard to operate a port without a city.  The Port of New Orleans is open, but hardly operating at full capacity.   From the New York Times: Mo…

November 9, 2012

Infrastructure
Underinvesting in Resilience

NEW YORK, NY – The hurricane on America’s eastern seaboard last week (which I experienced in lower Manhattan) adds to a growing collection of extreme weather events from which lessons should be drawn…

The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen mostly in darkness, except for the Goldman Sachs building, after a preventive power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 (Eduardo Munoz/Courtesy Reuters).