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A Conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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Climate Security After the COP: Next Steps for the United States

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Coronavirus

The Next Pandemic: Assessing Progress and Risk

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Stubborn Things | Ambassador Mark Green

UNHRC, the App Store in China, and African Displacement

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Minsk, Belarus - August 30, 2020. Barbed wire, troops. Protesting against dictator Lukashenko. Protest march against the results of the presidential elections, peaceful protests.

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A Conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher and Amb. Dirk Schuebel on Recent Developments, International Cooperation, and What Comes Next

On Monday, November 22, 2021 at 12:30 – 1:30 ET

Rule of Law

Nov. 21 – 23, 2021

9:20pm – 6:00am ET

The 14th Polar Law Symposium

Germany After COP26: Europe’s Driving Force to Get to Net-Zero?

Looking Ahead: Presidential Politics and Chilean Democracy

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Featured Experts

James F. Jeffrey

Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow

Robin Wright

USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow

Islamists in diverse forms—from Tunisia’s moderates to ISIS militants—have produced tectonic shake-ups across the Middle East, with a rippling effect world-wide.