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As countries grapple with global issues, such as climate change and the impact of emerging technology, the way that nations interact has never been more consequential. Our experts, programming, and impact initiatives work to analyze the foreign policy of the United States and other nations with an aim to explore shared values and produce agenda-setting resources.

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MAR 28, 2024 Podcast

The Humanization of Warfare: Ethics, Law, and Civilians in Conflict

APR 9, 2024 Video

Algorithms of War: The Use of AI in Armed Conflict

From Gaza to Ukraine, the military applications of AI are fundamentally reshaping the ethics of war. How should policymakers navigate AI’s inherent trade-offs?

MAR 28, 2024 Video

Unlocking Cooperation: The Global South and Global North

In the inaugural panel of the "Unlocking Cooperation" series, Ramu Damodaran leads a discussion on forging a path forward for Global South/North collaboration.

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APR 20, 2017 Podcast

The Intersection of Religion, Identity, and Peacemaking with Rev. Robert Chase

Rev. Robert Chase has spent 10 years as director of Intersections International, working "to bring disparate groups together in search of peaceful and socially just resolution ...

APR 18, 2017 Podcast

Easternization: Asia's Rise and America's Decline from Obama to Trump and Beyond

"Financial Times" chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman says, "We've reached the point where the West's grip on world affairs begins to loosen." China's economic ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1mXeLHR8Ao">The LBJ Library</a>

MAR 28, 2017 Article

President Trump's Dangerous Foreign Policy Know-Nothingism and the Lessons of Nixon and Kennedy

Kennedy kept his cool. Nixon fell to pieces. How will Trump behave under stress--a president who not only lacks a coherent theory of statecraft or ...

MAR 27, 2017 Podcast

Duterte's Drug War and Human Rights in the Philippines and Southeast Asia

President Duterte has created a human rights calamity, says Phelim Kine of Human Rights Watch. In just over over eight months, 7,000 of the poorest, most ...

MAR 24, 2017 Podcast

The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice

In 1988, a bomb detonated on Pan Am 103, killing all on board and devastating the Scottish town of Lockerbie. A Libyan was convicted of the crime. ...

Orville Schell. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni.

MAR 21, 2017 Podcast

Orville Schell on China's Role in the World

Orville Schell has been reporting on China since 1970. In this wide-ranging and insightful conversation he looks at China and the U.S. exit from TPP; ...

MAR 13, 2017 Podcast

Trump and the Intelligence Community: The View from a Former CIA Analyst

Eisenstat spent most of her government career in the background, but Trump's unorthodox CIA address convinced her to add to the public discourse in "a ...

Lt. Gen William J. "Bill" Bender. CREDIT: Frank Leitaõ

MAR 13, 2017 Podcast

Breaking Barriers: The Air Force and the Future of Cyberpower

The Air Force is heading America's efforts to modernize and secure its digital infrastructure and incorporate cyberspace into every aspect of its operations. Learn more ...

MAR 3, 2017 Podcast

A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

Concerned about where the world is heading? Don't miss this measured and comprehensive overview from Richard Haas, in which he lays out the global situation ...

U.S. Navy helicopter in the South China Sea. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/compacflt/17174540208/">U.S. Pacific Fleet</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(CC)</a>

FEB 23, 2017 Podcast

A "Chaotic" White House, and the U.S. Role in Asia and the World

In this outspoken and thoughtful interview, former State Department adviser Eliot Cohen expresses his dismay at the "chaotic and very badly run administration" and discusses ...