23,953 Results for:

October 28, 2024

Trade
The Future of Trade in an Era of Disruption

Edward Alden’s speech on October 28, 2024, at the Yeutter Institute for International Trade and Finance at the University of Nebraska provides parameters and principles for future trade policy.

Edward Alden speaks at the Yeutter Symposium

July 5, 2022

Energy and Climate Policy
How Does the U.S. Power Grid Work?

Responsible for powering the country and its economy, the U.S. energy grid has come under increasing strain due to climate change, and the threat of cyberattacks looms.  

Power lines are seen in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

May 24, 2022

Climate Change
Solar Reflection and Reducing Climate Risk

Stewart M. Patrick, the James H. Binger senior fellow in global governance and director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at CFR, explains climate intervention technique…

Play Su

July 17, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Bringing Solar Power and Hope to the DRC

This is a guest post by Allen Grane, former intern for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Allen is currently an officer in the Army National Guard. His interests are in Africa, …

War-orphaned children sit in cardboard boxes at the Kizito orphanage in Bunia in northeastern Congo, February 24, 2009. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Courtesy Reuters)

July 6, 2023

Senegal
Power to the People

Senegalese leader’s belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country’s civil society and the region’s prodemocracy coalition.  

Senegal's President Macky Sall gestures his hand during the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris.

November 7, 2023

Aging, Youth Bulges, and Population
Demography and World Power, With Nicholas Eberstadt

Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how demographic trends in China, Russia, and the United…

Podcast New residents celebrate birthdays at a care home for the elderly in Beijing, China on May 25, 2021.