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August 14, 2006

United States
I don’t think Stephen Jen can argue that I have been inconsistent.

Wrong, maybe, but not inconsistent.Stephen Jen notes that China is not the only country with an enormous current account surplus that intervenes massively in the foreign exchange market – “If…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

February 15, 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 A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a screen shows Federal Reserve Board Chairman.
Virtual Event by Karen Karniol-Tambour, Jens Nordvig, Alan M. Taylor, and Sebastian Mallaby World Economic Update

March 14, 2024

Election 2024
A Conversation With Former National Security Advisors

Four former National Security Advisors discuss the foreign policy challenges facing the United States and how these vital issues should be addressed in the upcoming presidential election.

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Virtual Event by Thomas E. Donilon, Stephen J. Hadley, Susan E. Rice, Condoleezza Rice, and Carol E. Lee

April 24, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO: Seventy-Five Years Later

This year NATO celebrates seventy-five years of collective defense, expanding from twelve founding members in 1949 to thirty-two today.  Panelists discuss the evolution of NATO as it has sought to…

Play A color guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carries the NATO flag at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia and two other soldiers stand on either side.
Virtual Event by Rose E. Gottemoeller, Matthias Matthijs, Alexander R. Vershbow, and Mary Sarotte Europe Program

March 15, 2022

Global Governance
World Economic Update: Inflation, Sanctions, and the Russia-Ukraine War

Panelists discuss the economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the use of sanctions by the United States and other countries, and the rates of inflation around the world. The Worl…

Play A woman walks past a destroyed tank in a street damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 15, 2022.
Virtual Event by Karen Karniol-Tambour, Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Jens Nordvig, and Sebastian Mallaby World Economic Update

April 8, 2024

Sexual Violence
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflict

The United Nations recognized rape as a war crime in 2008 through the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820. Despite this step, sexual violence remains a widespread practice in wars and con…

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Virtual Event by Phoebe Donnelly, Madeleine Rees, Rachel B. Vogelstein, and Sheryl Sandberg Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture

February 16, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Donald Trump Says He Will Not Protect “Delinquent” NATO Members

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The forty-fifth president says he will encourage Russia to attack NATO countries who don’t spend en…

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge