Foreign Policy

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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 2, 2009 Article

Reverse China Hedge

Several factors might explain China's multifaceted approach toward the United States, including economic woes, uncertainty about how the financial crisis will play out, and an ...

MAR 18, 2009 Podcast

Great Powers: America and the World after Bush

Military geostrategist Thomas P. M. Barnett argues that the 21st century will see the rise of a global middle class for the first time, which ...

A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America

MAR 17, 2009 Podcast

A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America's Relations with the Muslim World

In an informed assessment of the past, present, and future of America's relations with the Muslim world, the CIA's point person on Islam, Emile A. ...

MAR 13, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Budgets, Cuban Policy, and Ethics?

Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban markets? If ...

"Restart Button"<br> Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/3338931387/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="blank_">CC</a>)

MAR 13, 2009 Article

Reset Button Plus

David C. Speedie argues that the Obama mantra for U.S.-Russia relations is "hit the 'reset button,'" yet the Clinton years (1992-2000) were ...

MAR 10, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 3: US Foreign Policy (4:53 mins)

Is the new U.S. administration off to a good start with its approach to foreign policy?

Will never forget 26/11<br>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allagappan/3132645711" target="_blank">Alagu M</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

MAR 4, 2009 Article

How to Deal with Pakistan after Mumbai

Despite their mutual antipathy, Pakistan's stability is in India's national interest. A stable Indian subcontinent is in America's strategic interest. And for all its limitations ...

Debark, Ethiopia <br>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zz77/3298434456/" target="_blank">zz77</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

MAR 4, 2009 Article

Obama's Moral Obligation to Africa

Obama is in a unique position to make a difference in Africa, but will he fulfill his campaign promises? Matthew Hennessey has some suggestions for ...

FEB 27, 2009 Podcast

The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet

In his first-hand account of the brutal Pinochet years and their aftermath, H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz asks, "The agonizing question is: Was Pinochet ...

FEB 25, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 5: China and U.S. Foreign Policy Making (3:53 mins)

Are the US and China truly co-dependent, as many claim? What is the future of the US-China relationship, both economically and politically? What are the ...