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May 19, 2009

China
World Trade

World trade has contracted sharply as global demand has collapsed. U.S., European, and Chinese demand for world goods dried up in the last quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009. But optimism is…

World Trade
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

December 1, 2021

World Trade Organization (WTO)
An Environmentalist Case for Resurrecting the WTO Appellate Body

As countries confront the environmental effects of global trade, the potential for disputes and abuses rises. A venue for addressing such concerns exists in principle—but is in desperate need of resu…

An Indian scientist points to a patch of genetically modified (GM) rapeseed crops under trial in New Delhi, February 13, 2015.
Blog Post by Ania Zolyniak The Internationalist

June 14, 2023

Economics
World Economic Update

The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their i…

Play two traders on new york stock exchange
Virtual Event by Lewis S. Alexander, Jan Hatzius, Isabelle Mateos y Lago, and Sebastian Mallaby Renewing America

April 13, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
The World Health Organization Is Trump’s Latest Target in His COVID-19 Blame Game

The White House-orchestrated campaign to discredit the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic has been unfair and disingenuous.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump stands behind a podium as he speaks during a White House press conference.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

October 17, 2024

Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…

Gun-toting Hamas militants ride a vehicle amid a massive crowd of the group's supporters
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

May 21, 2018

Health Policy and Initiatives
A Conversation About the 71st World Health Assembly and the World Health Organization

Nearly one year has elapsed since the seventieth World Health Assembly elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new director-general of the World Health Organization. This meeting of CFR's Globa…

Director General of the WHO
Event by Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Werner Obermeyer, and Yanzhong Huang