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A Conversation with Estonian President Alar Karis

Hybrid EVENT

Estonian President Alar Karis joins the Council to discuss digital innovation, cybersecurity, and Estonia's role on the front lines of collective defense.

Estonian President Alar Karis speaks during a panel at the Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia on September 2, 2025.
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Oct
28

Past Events

Mining the Future: America's Critical Minerals Challenge

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Paramita Das, Alaina Harkness, and Karl Friedhoff discuss the strategic challenges facing the US as it tries to secure critical mineral supply chains while balancing competing policy priorities.

Paramita Das, Alaina Harkess, and Karl Friedhoff on the council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Global Quantum Forum

PAST EVENT

Quantum leaders, business executives, global investors, policymakers and leading scientists convene to explore efforts to advance quantum technology and shape the industry’s global business and policy landscape through international collaboration.

Three people sit in chairs on a stage in front of a crowd
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Can the US Reduce its Dependence on China for Critical Minerals?

BLOG
Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

Critical minerals are central to innovation and security. The United States is dependent on China for them. Karl Friedhoff explains why that is becoming a problem.

A person holding refined tellurium at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery in Magna, Utah.
Rick Bowmer / AP
Tech and Science

Behind the Global Race for AI Dominance

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Nikita Lalwani joins Deep Dish to unpack how US industrial policy, national security, and China's tech ambitions are shaping the AI chips competition.

A close look at a computer chip.
Umberto / Unsplash
Global Politics

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

Experts