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How Tariffs and Trade Policy Affect the Global Food System
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Apr
1
Zamrznuti Tonovi / Envato
Darci Vetter, Devry Boughner Vorwerk, and Ertharin Cousin analyze how new tariffs and trade policies could impact food security in the long term.
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Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015 Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015 Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015 Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015
Apr
4
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Kenneth Roth: Righting Wrongs
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Apr
10
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Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era
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People participate in a rally in the town of Majdal Shams, close to the Syrian border, demanding Israel return the annexed Golan Heights to Syria on February 14, 2025.
May
13
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
The Middle East in Transition
Hybrid EVENT

Aaron David Miller, David Schenker, and Mona Yacoubian analyze how conflicts and power shifts are reshaping the Middle East and the roles of key regional players.

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A man walks past a money exchange shop decorated with different banknotes in Hong Kong on September 25, 2019.
May
5
Kin Cheung / AP
Risks and Rewards: What to Expect from the Global Economy
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Joyce Chang of J.P. Morgan Chase, Phil Levy of the World Bank, and Diane Swonk of KPMG US unpack the latest policy shifts and their impact on the global economy.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts in front of Ukrainian flags during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 12, 2025.
Apr
24
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Ukraine: From Battlefield to Bargaining Table?
Hybrid EVENT

Samuel Charap, Alina Polyakova, Jen Stout, and Ivo Daalder discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing attempts to end the conflict.

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Sudanese displaced people gather at the Zam Zam refugee camp outside the town of El-Fashir in the Darfour region of Sudan on July 1, 2004.
Apr
22
Karel Prinsloo / AP
Sudan: The World's Forgotten Crisis
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Ertharin Cousin, Cameron Hudson, and Rebecca Wolfe address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

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Foreign Aid Fallout: The Future of US Global Leadership
Ian Kelly, Catherine Bertini, and Paul Poast on stage Ian Kelly, Catherine Bertini, and Paul Poast on stage
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Catherine Bertini, Paul Poast, and Ambassador Ian Kelly discuss how USAID’s closure will reshape international development and global security.
Fay Hartog-Levin and Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on stage. Fay Hartog-Levin and Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on stage. Fay Hartog-Levin and Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on stage. Fay Hartog-Levin and Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on stage.
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Combatting Impunity: Holding World Leaders Accountable
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Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina
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The Future of the Russian Opposition
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