Tag: CFR

Taiwan/USA – 2021 International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) Conference Keynote Session on Taiwan (Nancy Yao Maasbach, Margaret K. Lewis, Evan S. Medeiros, Carl F. Minzner,...

Panelists discuss the potential for escalation in the Taiwan Strait, the state of cross-Strait relations, and the outlook for U.S. policy toward Taiwan. 2021 International Affairs Fellowship...

USA/Afghanistan – The Future of Afghanistan (Max Boot, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Tammy S. Schultz, CFR)

Panelists discuss the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September and its implications for the future of the country. Young Professionals...

Global – Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture With Ajay Banga (CFR)

Ajay Banga discusses sustainable economic recovery, the World Trade Organization and international standards for trade, and policies to promote financial inclusion and address the digital...

Global – Illegal Fishing Is a Global Threat. Here’s How to Combat It (John C. Vann, CFR)

Chinese fishing boats band together to thwart an attempt by Korea Coast Guard ships to stop alleged illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea. Park Young-Chul/AFP/Getty...

Global – Will the World Ever Solve the Mystery of COVID-19’s Origin? (CFR)

A technician holds virus samples at a laboratory in Hengyang, China, in February 2020. AFP/Getty Images Claire Felter Will the World Ever Solve the Mystery of COVID-19’s...

Israel/Palestine/USA – The Current Israeli-Palestinian Crisis: Possibilities for New Junctures or a Return to Status Quo? (CFR)

Panelists discuss the Biden administration's response to the crisis in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank, including next steps beyond the ceasefire. https://www.cfr.org/event/current-israeli-palestinian-crisis-possibilities-new-junctures-or-return-status-quo

Health Care Technology – The Future of Health-Care Technology (CFR)

Speakers Ran Balicer Chief Innovation Officer, Clalit Health Services Farzad Mostashari Chief Executive Officer, Aledade, Inc.; Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services...

Misinformation – Misinformation and Trust in Media (CFR)

Daniel Acosta-Ramos, investigative researcher at First Draft News, shares best practices in fact-checking and monitoring misinformation. Joy Mayer, founder of Trusting News, discusses how local...

USA/South Korea – The U.S.-South Korea Summit: A Relationship Restored? (CFR)

Scott A. Snyder Last week’s summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in aimed to bolster the alliance across a range...

USA – Why a Commission Should Investigate the U.S. Capitol Attack (CFR)

Bruce Hoffman Far too little is known about how the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol happened. A bipartisan investigation should address this,...

USA/Latin America and the Carribean – Transition 2021 Series: The U.S. Approach to Latin America and the Caribbean (CFR)

Speakers Paul J. Angelo Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; @pol_ange Mauricio Mesquita Moreira Principal Economic Advisor, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank Celina Realuyo Professor of...

The Future of Health-Care Technology (CFR)

Speakers Ran Balicer Chief Innovation Officer, Clalit Health Services Farzad Mostashari Chief Executive Officer, Aledade, Inc.; Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services...

Israel/Palestine – How Evictions in Jerusalem Led to Israeli-Palestinian Violence (CFR)

Steven A. Cook Tensions over Israeli treatment of Palestinians in Jerusalem has spurred the worst violence between the two sides in years, but the eruption...

USA – C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Lawrence H. Summers (CFR)

Speaker Lawrence H. Summers Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; CFR Member Presider Gillian Tett Chair of the...

Global Supply Chains in the Era of COVID-19 (CFR)

Speakers Edward Alden Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; @edwardalden Emily J. Blanchard Associate Professor, Economics, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Philip J. Venables Chief Information Security...

Virtual Roundtable: Human Trafficking and Its Sustainable Development Implications (CFR)

Speakers James Cockayne Professor of Global Politics and Anti-Slavery, University of Nottingham Alex Thier CEO, Global Fund to End Modern Slavery Presider Jamille Bigio Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy,...