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All past events, listed in chronological order.

Japan's Olympic Story, from 1964 to 2021

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After COVID-19 forced Japan to delay the 2020 Olympics, a panel of experts explores the potential impact of the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games compared to Japan’s first time hosting in 1964 and the Sapporo 1972 and Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics.

A pedestrian looks at pictures of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Partner Event: American and Russian Perspectives on Stemming Nuclear Proliferation

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Carnegie Moscow Center hosts a discussion on nuclear proliferation between the Council's Ivo Daalder and the Carnegie Moscow Center's Dmitri Trenin.

A member of the Japan Self-Defence Forces stands guard in front of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) land-to-air missiles, deployed at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo
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Equalizing Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

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Gavi CEO Dr. Seth Berkley, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and Africa’s CDC Director Dr. John Nkengasong discuss global vaccine efforts with Council Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin.

A nurse displays the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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The Emerging Autocracies of Europe

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Hungary and Poland’s shift toward authoritarianism may have implications for democracy in the region and beyond.

Hungarian opposition rallies against Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Reuters

Making Hunger a Priority in America

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The Council's Ertharin Cousin leads a conversation with IL Senator Dick Durbin, Produce Alliance’s Melissa Melshenker Ackerman, and other experts about the USDA’s efforts to address food security challenges.

Boxes of food are packed on a pallet waiting to be delivered to families as rural hunger rises due to COVID-19, in Manitowoc, WI
Reuters/Gabriela Bhaskar

Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America's Allies with the Atlantic Council

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At this Atlantic Council-hosted event, a panel examines a new Council report on how the United States can prevent nuclear proliferation and strengthen nuclear security guarantees.

US planes in the sky
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Revisiting the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Former CIA Director John Brennan, Cambridge's Roxane Farmanfarmaian, and the Wilson Center's Ambassador James Jeffrey discuss whether there is hope for the JCPOA and regional de-escalation.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters
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Secretary Janet L. Yellen on International Economic Policy

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US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen speaks to a Council audience and pushes for a global minimum tax rate.

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen
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Inside Russia's Protest Movement

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Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov talk with CNN's Nathan Hodge about Russia's political opposition movement after the detention of Alexei Navalny.

Russian law enforcement officers stand guard in Saint Petersburg
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Africa's Free Trade Economy

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Council President's Club and leadership members are invited to engage in a private dialogue with Africa’s first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, H.E. Wamkele Mene, on the landmark trade agreement and its global impact.

Parked trucks wait in 10km queue to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia
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