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April 6, 2012

Asia
The United States Begins Lifting Sanctions on Myanmar

This week, following the by-elections in Myanmar that were dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), the United States, and other leading Western countries, have begu…

A worker counts Myanmar's kyat banknotes at the office of a local bank in Yangon April 2, 2012. The United States said on Wednesday it was ready to relax some sanctions on Myanmar to recognize its fledgling democratic transition, including a ban on U.S. companies investing in or offering financial services to the country.

October 10, 2012

China
Huawei, Cybersecurity, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Most of the attention generated by the report by Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger of the House Select Committee on Intelligence (HSCI) has focused on the issues of tr…

 Reps. Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger hold a news conference on Huawei and ZTE in Washington

August 21, 2020

Wars and Conflict
Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign Intrigue

Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: tales of espionage and conspiracy.

Movie posters clockwise from the top left: Bridge of Spies/Amazon; Notorious/ReelGood; The Third Man/FilmSite; Argo/Awards Circuit; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold/YouTube; Three Days of the Condor/FanArt.

May 3, 2011

Americas
Sovereign Debt Restructuring in Europe: Lessons from Latin America

Experts discuss the current state of European sovereign debt restructuring, as well as the economic lessons Latin America has to offer. This event was part of the McKinsey Executive Roundtable ser…

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September 27, 2010

United Kingdom
Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture: The Diplomacy of Climate Change

United Kingdom's foreign secretary, William Hague, discusses the urgency of an international climate deal in which all countries accept responsibility for climate change, enforce a more robust framew…

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