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October 12, 2023

International Organizations
The World Bank Group’s Role in Global Development

Since its founding in 1944, the World Bank has evolved from a lender focused on European reconstruction to the preeminent international institution for economic development and poverty reduction.

A woman reads in front of a chalkboard in an outdoor classroom in Niger.

June 28, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
As NATO Countries Reach Spending Milestone, Is 2 Percent Enough?

The transatlantic alliance has passed a remarkable milestone after years of most members not spending enough on defense. But what if more is needed?

Nato leaders stand aside Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

June 25, 2024

United States
A Strategy for U.S. Competitiveness in Innovation

Innovation power is playing a critical role in today’s world order, affecting global economies, militaries, and societies. Panelists discuss the strategy needed for the United States to compete in th…

Play A customer takes a picture as robotic arms collect pre-packaged dishes from cold storage at new Artificial Intelligence Restaurant.

June 21, 2024

Trade
What Are Tariffs?

U.S. Presidents Trump and Biden have both turned to tariffs to support local industries amid economic confrontation with China. Here’s how these taxes work and how they’ve been used historically.

A red-helmeted worker lays steel at a factory.

June 18, 2024

United States
Virtual Roundtable: The Pandemic Agreement and IHR Amendments After the World Health Assembly

In response to COVID-19, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been negotiating to create a pandemic agreement and to amend the existing International Health Regulations (IHR). Th…

Play A bat ecologist, detangles a bat caught on a mist net that was set up in front of a building with a bat roost at the University of the Philippines Los Banos.

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Mobilizing New Funds for Development and Climate Finance

The transition to clean energy fundamentally requires access to finance, as clean energy sources substitute capital for the use of fossil fuels. Private finance—cross border finance that is—is curren…

July 1, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
How NATO’s Summit Sends Signal to Critics

As NATO leaders convene in Washington next week, three critical audiences will be eyeing the summit closely.

An assistant puts a Ukrainian flag among the flags of the NATO members inside the NATO Council during the 2023 summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

December 14, 2023

Energy and Environment
New Ideas to Fund our Planet’s Future: Finance-Based Strategies for Curbing Climate Change

At COP28 in Dubai, negotiators once again focus on increasing climate finance as the world struggles to manage rising temperatures, historic natural disasters, and environmental depletion. Panelists …

Play Participants walk by banners as they attend day four of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai.

January 11, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Pivotal Elections, Apple Battles Regulations, Davos Addresses World Risks, and More

Taiwan holds its presidential and legislative elections, which have major geopolitical consequences for both the United States and China; tech giant Apple deals with patent infringement allegations w…

Podcast Supporters of Hou Yu-ih, a candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) wave Taiwanese flags at a campaign event in New Taipei City, Taiwan on January 3, 2024.

July 1, 2024

Nigeria
Rumors of a Political Capture

Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu is pictured by a microphone giving a speech.