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In CFR's new interactive map, expert Zongyuan Zoe Liu tracks China’s global economic expansion through investments in 194 such projects worldwide:
Last month’s Ebola outbreak circulating undetected for weeks or months is a collective failure of global health security, regardless of the cause, writes Stephanie Psaki, Anya Hirschfeld, and Allison Krugman for Think Global Health.
"North America—a continent of over 500 million people accounting for one-third of global GDP—remains a highly integrated economic, social, and cultural space, but its countries today feel less like friends and more like suspicious neighbors," writes expert Inu Manak.
"North America—a continent of over 500 million people accounting for one-third of global GDP—remains a highly integrated economic, social, and cultural space, but its countries today feel less like friends and more like suspicious neighbors," writes expert Inu Manak.
The UN's new Scientific Panel on AI was established to equip "governments to grapple with the most transformative technology of our time," writes expert Tony Oweke. But its success depends on striking the right balance between independence, expertise, and political legitimacy, he argues.
"Whatever the weekend brings—deal or no deal, new strikes or a new ceasefire, a relatively open strait or a closed one—it is one thing to change the rules of the game, and quite another to win it," writes CFR President Michael Froman.
Ukrainian innovation on the battlefield has reversed recent Russian gains in the war and presented new avenues for its success, argue senior research analyst Lauren Kahn and experts Michael C. Horowitz and Erin D. Dumbacher.
Kharg Island has been a flash point in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Here's what to know about Kharg—the small island in the Persian Gulf that handles roughly 90% of Iran's crude oil exports:
"The next shock to stock markets may also be a shock to bond markets—and that combination, once rare, is becoming the norm," write CFR expert Benn Steil and Yuma Schuster.
The United States and Iran are reportedly close to a long-awaited deal, but it remains to be seen whether it resolves their major differences—including nuclear and missile programs, the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel’s war with Iranian proxies.
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The World Cup, the most-watched event in global sports, kicked off this week. Co-hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States are grappling with economic and security tensions, but the tournament could...
The World Cup, the most-watched event in global sports, kicked off this week. Co-hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States are grappling with economic and security tensions, but the tournament could...
Investors have long treated bonds as a hedge against falling stock prices, but they no longer work that way. Regulators need to demand changes in bank risk management, and governments need to restore ...
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Ukraine’s continuing innovation in emerging capabilities—such as longer-range systems operating deeper into Russian territory, greater autonomy to avoid Russian jamming, and success in the Black Sea—h...
The small island in the Persian Gulf serves as Iran’s primary oil terminal, handling roughly 90 percent of the country’s crude exports. Recently, it has become a high-value target in the U.S.-Israeli ...
The United States and Iran are reportedly close to a long-awaited agreement, but it remains to be seen whether it resolves their major differences—including nuclear and missile programs, the Strait of...
