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Reimagining Pakistan

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Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan Ambassador to the US, explained how Pakistan could effectively address its complex inter-ethnic, social, and economic challenges.

Flag of Pakistan
Hamid Roshaan

Fascism: A Warning

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Madeleine Albright drew on her experiences in war-torn Europe and her career as a diplomat to consider if fascism presents more of a threat to peace today than at any other time since the end of World War II.

Madeline Albright signing copies of her book, Fascism: A Warning

Poets of the Podium: The Art of Speechwriting

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Speechwriters and a poet laureate talk with Poetry Foundation President Henry Bienen about the writing process in the age of constant communication and short attention spans.

Barack Obama giving a speech in 2008
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The Indo-Pacific and the "Quad"

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Can Tokyo, with its own limitations, remain a driving force behind the concept and operation of the partnership between the U.S., Japan, India, and Australia?

Emma Chanlett-Avery speaks sitting from a table

The People vs. Democracy

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With populist movements gaining prominence across the world, faith in democratic institutions has fallen to an all-time low, while openness to illiberal forms of government is on the rise.

A polling place in San Francisco
Todd Lappin

Red and Blue: America and the Millennial Agenda

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Current and former members of the House of US Representatives joined POLITICO’s Natasha Korecki and the Council to discuss how the Republican and Democratic parties will engage millennials.

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Phillip Goldsberry

The State of Global Democracy with the Council on Global Affairs and Freedom House  

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Susan B. Glasser moderated a dialogue with Michael J. Abramowitz and Jeremy D. Rosner who discussed global democracy and political freedom.

The State of Global Democracy at the Council

The Trump Presidency: One Year Later 

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McKay Coppins moderated a discussion with David Axelrod, Timothy Naftali, and Kori Schake to discuss how the first year of the Trump presidency will be judged by historians in years to come.

Donald Trump speaking at a rally in 2016
Gage Skidmore

Russia, Ukraine, and the Fate of Europe's Borderlands

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The Council’s Ivo H. Daalder and Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum discussed Ukraine, Russia, and if the West can help avoid a war with Russia in Europe’s borderlands.

The flag of Ukraine
George Tavadze

Is This the Asian Century?

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Michael Auslin, Karl Friedhoff, and Deborah Lehr joined Phil Levy to discuss whether we are truly in an Asian century.

Aerial view of The Great Wall of China
Vidar Nordli-Mathisen