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Competing to Win: America's Economic Power in the Age of AI

PAST EVENT

Suzanne Nossel leads a webinar in partnership with the Leadership Now Project on how the US can strengthen its competitiveness in the age of AI.

Feb 9
Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo.
Eugene Hoshiko / AP

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ellen McCarthy, Suzanne Nossel, James Warren, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss misinformation in this partner event with Northwestern University and the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America.

Jan 22
Leslie Vinjamuri, James Warren, Ellen McCarthy, and Suzanne Nossel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography
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Commentary

In Response to US Tariffs, Canada Is Investing in Its Own Auto Industry

In the News
WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"Canada has decided that the US is an undependable trading partner and an undependable production partner," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea explains.

An electric vehicle plugged in at a charging station
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

The World Is Going Electric, with or Without the United States

Analysis
by Joshua Busby

As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.

Solar panels sit on a hillside
Sam McNeil / AP
Tech and Science
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Research

Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements, and the Challenges Ahead for the United States

RESEARCH
Report by Karl Friedhoff

Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward.

Ore is hauled from the Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah
Rick Bowmer / AP
US Foreign Policy

Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While still forming their views on these technologies, more say they are concerned about the potential risks than excited about the opportunities.

An IBM Heron quantum processor chip is in a circuit board at IBM headquarters
Ted Shaffrey / AP
Public Opinion
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Experts

Kathleen Hicks 

Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, Defense and Security
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Defense and Security
US Foreign Policy
Tech and Science
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