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March 30, 2023

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Turkish Presidential Campaigning Begins, Russia’s Cloudy Security Council Presidency, Disney World at 50, and More

Turkey’s presidential candidates officially kick-off their campaigns ahead of May elections; Russia begins its term as president of the UN Security Council; and Walt Disney World wraps up its fiftiet…

Podcast A general view from the U.N. Security Council high-level meeting on the first anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the UN headquarters on February 24, 2023 in New York City.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

April 12, 2018

United States
A Conversation With Disney CEO Robert A. Iger

HAASS: So let’s start actually with the 800-pound gorilla, which is the big thing, the acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Given what Blair said, given how stunningly well you’ve done, how well you’re d…

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Event by Robert A. Iger and Richard Haass Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture

October 27, 2023

China
Prized Panda Diplomats Return to Beijing

The National Zoo’s giant pandas will return to China by mid-November.

A giant black and white panda lays on a tree branch.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla and Abigail McGowan Asia Unbound

June 12, 2006

Economics
Maybe Disney doesn’t generate so much dark matter after all

Check out today's Wall Street Journal story on Hong Kong Disneyland.  It doesn't seem to be living up to expectations.Disney is making dozens of changes to make the experience more understandable to …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 14, 2023

China
Review of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World

According to a new book by Axios reporter Bethany Allen, China has developed an authoritarian economic statecraft to reshape the global order.

A man wearing a maroon suit hold a large Chinese flag while standing in front of a white airplane on a tarmac.
Blog Post by Abigail McGowan Asia Unbound

December 27, 2023

Southeast Asia
The Specter of Transnational Repression

A recent report by Freedom House demonstrates the widespread normalization of transnational repression.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a blue suit and teal tie while standing at a wooden podium in front of two red and white Canadian flags.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick and Abigail McGowan Asia Unbound

September 14, 2023

Territorial Disputes
Azerbaijan’s Pressure on Nagorno-Karabakh: What to Know

Azerbaijan appears to have eased a blockade that had cut off food and medical supplies to the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, but there are still heightened concerns about conditions fac…

In Brief by Abigail McGowan