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Lindsay</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 15, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/waters-edge" class="card-article-large__series"> The Water's Edge </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> </ul> <div class="card-group card-group--krt card-group--bg-color-light-grey "> <div class="card-group__background"></div> <div class="card-group__content-wrapper"> <h2 class="card-group__title"> Experts in this Region </h2> <div class="card-group__container"> <section class="card-expert-small card-expert-small--rail-with-image "> <div class="card-expert-small__container"> <div class="card-expert-small__info"> <div class="card-expert-small__avatar"> <div class="field--image"> <img width="278" height="278" alt="Headshot of Will Freeman" loading="lazy" class="lazyload" data-src="//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxl/public/profile-photos/CFR%20Freeman%20headshot_0.jpeg" /> </div> </div> <a href="/expert/will-freeman" class="card-expert-small__name" target="_blank"> Will Freeman </a> <p class="card-expert-small__title"> Fellow for Latin America Studies </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-expert-small card-expert-small--rail-with-image "> <div class="card-expert-small__container"> <div class="card-expert-small__info"> <div class="card-expert-small__avatar"> <div class="field--image"> <img width="278" height="278" alt="Headshot of Shannon Oneil" loading="lazy" class="lazyload" data-src="//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxl/public/profile-photos/Shannon%20ONeil-Credit%20Fai%20Ho%20sm.jpeg" /> </div> </div> <a href="/expert/shannon-k-oneil" class="card-expert-small__name" target="_blank"> Shannon K. O'Neil </a> <p class="card-expert-small__title"> Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-expert-small card-expert-small--rail-with-image "> <div class="card-expert-small__container"> <div class="card-expert-small__info"> <div class="card-expert-small__avatar"> <div class="field--image"> <img width="278" height="278" alt="Jose Miguel Vivanco Headshot" loading="lazy" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxl/public/profile-photos/Headshot_0.jpg?h=2070457a" /> </div> </div> <a href="/expert/jose-miguel-vivanco" class="card-expert-small__name" target="_blank"> José Miguel Vivanco </a> <p class="card-expert-small__title"> Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights </p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="krt-grid__list-container"> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/health/maternal-and-child-health" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Maternal and Child Health </a> </div> <a href="/blog/women-week-new-report-outlines-staggering-impact-gangs-children-haiti " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> Women This Week: New Report Outlines Staggering Impact of Gangs on Children in Haiti </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/children.JPG.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 8 to February 14. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Post</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/bio/noel-james" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Noël James</a> and Diya Mehta</span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 14, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/women-around-world" class="card-article-large__series"> Women Around the World </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/economics/trade" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Trade </a> </div> <a href="/article/what-trumps-aluminum-and-steel-tariffs-will-mean-six-charts " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> What Trump’s Aluminum and Steel Tariffs Will Mean, in Six Charts </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/TariffsSteel_EB.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">President Trump plans to impose fresh tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports, seeking to curb China’s growing dominance in global trade. These six charts show the tariffs’ potential economic effects. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Article</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/expert/shannon-k-oneil" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Shannon K. O'Neil</a> and <a href="/bio/julia-huesa" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Julia Huesa</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 14, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/americas/united-states" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> United States </a> </div> <a href="/article/presidents-day-quiz " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> A Presidents’ Day Quiz </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/Screenshot%202025-02-11%20141014.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">The fourteenth annual TWE Presidents' Day quiz. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Article</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/expert/james-m-lindsay" class="card-article-large__authors-link">James M. Lindsay</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 14, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/waters-edge" class="card-article-large__series"> The Water's Edge </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> </ul> <ul class="krt-grid__list-container"> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large event card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/americas/united-states" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> United States </a> </div> <a href="/event/whats-next-global-health " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> What’s Next for Global Health? </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <span class="card-article-large__icon"> <svg viewBox="0 0 15 15" class="icon icon-play" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <title>Play</title> <path d="M0 15V0l15 7.5z" class="icon-fill" fill="none"/> </svg> </span> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_xl/public/image/2025/02/Future%20of%20Global%20Health_0.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">Following recent U.S. policies to refocus development spending and engagement, including the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization, panelists discuss how the global health community can adapt its policies, programs, and financing. <strong>Please note there is no virtual component to the meeting.</strong> The audio, video, and transcript of this meeting will be posted on the CFR website. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Event</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">with Isobel Coleman, Megan Ranney, Anil Soni and <a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/thomas-j-bollyky" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Thomas J. Bollyky</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 13, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/global-commons/space" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Space </a> </div> <a href="/article/why-space-national-security-priority " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> Why Space Is a National Security Priority </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/TFR_OpEd_A.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">The United States needs to restore its focus on space as a national security priority as conditions have changed and threats have multiplied. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Article</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by Jane Harman, Nina M. Armagno and <a href="/expert/esther-brimmer" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Esther Brimmer</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 11, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/economics/inequality" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Inequality </a> </div> <a href="/blog/women-week-trump-administration-restricts-scientific-research-aimed-improving-lives-women-and " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> Women This Week: Trump Administration Restricts Scientific Research Aimed at Improving Lives of Women and Minorities </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/2021-05-14T094938Z_694600340_RC25FN9ZSL50_RTRMADP_3_LATAM-WOMEN-SCIENCE%20%281%29.JPG.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 1 to February 7. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Post</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/bio/noel-james" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Noël James</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 11, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/women-around-world" class="card-article-large__series"> Women Around the World </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large event card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/americas/united-states" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> United States </a> </div> <a href="/event/cfr-task-force-report-securing-space-plan-us-action " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> CFR Task Force Report: Securing Space—A Plan for U.S. Action </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_xl/public/image/2025/02/space%20force.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">In its new report, <em>Securing Space: A Plan for U.S. Action</em>, the CFR Task Force on Space Management Policy analyzes the challenges in low Earth orbit, where the acceleration in human space activity is most evident, and proposes recommendations for a U.S.-led international strategy to govern this increasingly congested and contested space. If you wish to attend 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 event will be posted on the CFR website. <strong>Members may bring a guest to this event.</strong>   </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Virtual Event</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by Nina M. Armagno, Charles F. Bolden Jr., Esther Brimmer, Jane Harman, Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Stephen J. Hadley and Nick Schifrin</span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 11, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/united-states-agency-international-development-usaid" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> United States Agency for International Development (USAID) </a> </div> <a href="/article/what-usaid-and-why-it-risk " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> What Is USAID and Why Is It at Risk? </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/USAID_A.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">USAID is a foremost tool of U.S. soft power, administering what experts say is vital humanitarian aid worldwide each year. The Trump administration says the agency is not aligned with its priorities, putting USAID’s future in doubt. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Article</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/bio/diana-roy" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Diana Roy</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 7, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/artificial-intelligence-ai" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Artificial Intelligence (AI) </a> </div> <a href="/blog/presidents-inbox-recap-deepseek-upends-competition-artificial-intelligence " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> The President’s Inbox Recap: DeepSeek Upends the Competition on Artificial Intelligence </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/2025-01-29T144237Z_1696818307_RC2LICA519BR_RTRMADP_3_TECH-AI-DEEPSEEK-ACCURACY.JPG.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">A Chinese company’s new AI chatbot rivals those of U.S. hi-tech companies. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Post</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/bio/oscar-berry" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Oscar Berry</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 7, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/waters-edge" class="card-article-large__series"> The Water's Edge </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/economics/trade" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Trade </a> </div> <a href="/article/costs-tariffs " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> The Costs of Tariffs </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/twtw_tariffs_02022025_720_1.jpg.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">CFR President and former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman analyzes the potential economic consequences and broader impacts on global trade norms of President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Article</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/expert/michael-froman" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Michael Froman</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 7, 2025</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-thumbnail"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/asia/china" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> China </a> </div> <a href="/blog/tariff-turbulence-how-trumps-mexico-tariffs-could-shift-gears-us-auto-market-0 " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> Tariff Turbulence: How Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Could Shift Gears in the U.S. Auto Market </div> <div class="card-article-large__image"> <div class="card-article-large__image-cover" style="background-image: url(//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_landscape_m_380x253/public/image/2025/02/2025-01-31T181907Z_1135847496_RC2YJCAXDG36_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-COMPANIES-min.JPG.webp)"></div> </div> </a> <div class="card-article-large__dek clamp-js" data-clamp-lines="4">Tariffs on Mexican imports could further elevate the comparative advantage of Chinese EV makers at the cost of U.S. automakers. </div> <div class="card-article-large__metadata"> <span class="card-article-large__publication-type">Post</span> <span class="card-article-large__authors">by <a href="/expert/zongyuan-zoe-liu" class="card-article-large__authors-link">Zongyuan Zoe Liu</a> </span> <span class="card-article-large__date"> February 7, 2025</span> <a href="/blog/asia-unbound" class="card-article-large__series"> Asia Unbound </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </li> <li class="views-row krt-grid__list-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-search-api-rendered-item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="card-article-large article card-article-large--with-no-image"> <div class="card-article-large__container"> <div class="card-article-large__content"> <div class="card-article-large__topic-tag"> <a href="/economics/trade" class="card-article-large__topic-tag-link"> Trade </a> </div> <a href="/article/guac-shock-understanding-tariffs-avocados " class="card-article-large__link"> <div class="card-article-large__title"> Guac Shock: Understanding Tariffs 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