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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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Blueprints for Renewal: Reconstructing UkrainePanelists discuss global financial efforts to support the reconstruction of Ukraine and help rebuild the country’s infrastructure and economy following Russia’s military aggression.This meeting is held in collaboration with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.
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The Ride of Their LivesMore than a mere automobile, the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Nigeria is rich in social meaning.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Unsung Hero Protecting Critical Infrastructure from National Security ThreatsOne of the IIJA's lesser known components is the investment it provides for resilience against cyber threats to critical infrastructure like ports, energy grids, transmission lines, and railways.
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Don’t Let AI Become the Newest Digital DivideAI will bring major breakthroughs in areas like education and medicine. However, lack of internet access could prevent many people from benefitting from these innovations.
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The Cyber Safety Review Board: Expectations, Outcomes, and Enduring QuestionsThe Cyber Safety Review Board: Expectations, Outcomes, and Enduring Questions Prepared statement by Tarah Wheeler Senior Fellow for Global Cyber Policy Council on Foreign Relations …
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How One Port’s Struggle Reveals the Problems—and Promise—of Chinese Infrastructure FinancingChinese port financing has plenty of drawbacks. But developing countries have few alternatives.
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The Destructive Drive in African PoliticsThe descent into normlessness in various African countries calls for a new scholarly and policy approach.
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A Conversation With Secretary of Transportation Pete ButtigiegSecretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discusses the efforts of the department to coordinate federal transportation projects, improve U.S. infrastructure, and empower the United States to compete on an international level.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Enters Its Second Decade: Which Leaders Went to Beijing to Celebrate with Xi Jinping?High-level attendance at this year’s Belt and Road forum is down, but BRI still has support in the Global South and will be used by Beijing to strengthen the Global South as a counterweight to the U.S.-led international order.
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The State of U.S. InfrastructureThe Joe Biden administration is implementing the largest federal investment in infrastructure in decades. Here’s why infrastructure matters for U.S. economic competitiveness.
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Will the U.S. Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative Work?At the G20 summit, the United States and its partners revealed an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. It is premature, however, to call this a serious counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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Adapting to Wildfires in a Warming WorldRecent wildfires in Canada and California offer a preview of a world made far more dangerous by climate change, one in which smoke and fire exact an ever-increasing toll on public health and the economy.
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How U.S. Aviation Infrastructure WorksCivil aviation plays a crucial role in the U.S. transportation network and economy. Ongoing turbulence from the COVID-19 pandemic, underinvestment in infrastructure, and climate change are clouding its future.
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure DeploymentAlex Schroeder, chief technology officer at the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, and Michael Moltzen, deputy director of the Transportation and Climate Division at the Environmental Protect…
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How the U.S. Rail System WorksA spate of train derailments, most notably in East Palestine, Ohio, has reinvigorated the debate over the nation’s railroad infrastructure. Here’s how U.S. rail could be brought up to speed.