Host James M. Lindsay sits down with CFR’s Senior Fellow for Europe, Matthias Matthijs, and Senior Fellow for Japan studies, Sheila A. Smith, to assess the prospects for repairing America’s relations with allies in Europe and Asia.
By defining today’s geopolitics as a clash between democracy and autocracy, the Biden administration risks both empowering America’s adversaries and undercutting its allies.
Panelists discuss how the Biden administration will approach relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, including issues pertaining to trade, migration, climate, and challenges to democratic governance.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration.
Virtual Eventby Paul J. Angelo, Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Celina Realuyo and Lulu Garcia-Navarro May 3, 2021
Latin America Studies Program
Lawrence H. Summers discusses the U.S. economic recovery, the Biden administration's stimulus and infrastructure plans, possible inflation risks, and the implications for the global economy.
The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Panelists discuss U.S. policy priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa and what changes to expect from the Biden administration.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration.
Panelists discuss U.S. policy toward Iran under the Biden administration and how changes in U.S. policy will affect relations with other countries in the Middle East.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration.
Virtual Eventby Suzanne Maloney, Karim Sadjadpour, Amos Yadlin and Ken Pollack April 20, 2021
Transition 2021
Panelists discuss how the Biden administration will approach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and if the Abraham Accords can help to resolve it.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration.
Virtual Eventby Martin S. Indyk, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Daniel B. Shapiro and Deborah Amos April 1, 2021
Middle East Program
The 2021 Virtual College and University Educators Workshop convened professors from across the country for substantive expert briefings and group discussions on foreign policy issues, to learn about the wide variety of CFR and Foreign Affairs academic resources available, and to share best practices and educational tools for bringing international affairs into the classroom.
Virtual Eventby Steven A. Cook
, Elizabeth C. Economy, Jendayi E. Frazer, Kian Gohar, Masoud Kavoossi, Susan M. Lund, Matthias Matthijs
, William H. McRaven, Caroline Netchvolodoff, Shelly Steward, Carol Wise, Edward Alden
, Albert Celoza, Imran G. Chowdhury, Chad DeWaard, Vance Gray, Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Alynna J. Lyon, Carla Martinez Machain, Shannon K. O'Neil
, Jenn Ritchey, Felicity Vabulas, Pamela Waldron-Moore, Tina M. Zappile and Richard Haass March 4, 2021
College and University Educators Workshops
Our panelists discuss the future of the U.S. relationship with North Korea under the Biden administration, including the country’s nuclear capabilities and ambitions, and China’s role in the peninsula.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
Virtual Eventby Victor D. Cha, Duyeon Kim, Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt and Christopher R. Hill February 25, 2021
Transition 2021
Panelists discuss U.S. - Russia relations, including issues such as Ukraine, cybersecurity, and the domestic political outlook in both countries.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
Panelists discuss the rise of domestic terrorism in the United States, and the threat of white supremacist organizations, QAnon, disinformation and fake news, and conspiracy groups following the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
Panelists discuss the challenges the Biden administration will confront navigating the U.S.-China relationship, including negotiating trade agreements, cybersecurity, relations with Taiwan, and Chinese repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
Virtual Eventby Evan S. Medeiros, Minxin Pei, Susan A. Thornton and Dorinda Elliott February 8, 2021
Transition 2021
Panelists discuss the direction of U.S. climate and energy policies under the incoming Biden administration, from climate mitigation and adaptation strategies to regulating fossil fuel emissions and expanding alternate sources of energy.
The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
On the one-year anniversary of Think Global Health, CFR’s website devoted to global health, our panelists discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we think about the role of global health in shaping economies, societies, and everyday lives.
This meeting is cosponsored with CFR’s Global Health Program.
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