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  • The World Ahead 2025

    Each year, The Economist publishes The World Ahead series: an informed prediction of the major themes that will dominate the coming year. Spanning topics from politics to technology to sociology and more, […]

  • Priorities for the New Administration with H.R. McMaster | WorldNow

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    For 13 months, Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster served as President Trump’s National Security Advisor. Just days after the inauguration, he joins us to break down the critical national security and foreign policy priorities that will shape the next four years. McMaster is also the author of At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty […]

  • The Future of Borders with Edward Alden | WorldNow

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    In its first few weeks, the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to immigration policy – from mass deportations and a migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay to suspending asylum and trying to restrict birthright citizenship. What is the cost of these policies – to citizens and noncitizens alike? CFR’s Edward Alden joins us on WorldNow […]

  • Human Scale: A Conversation with Lawrence Wright | WorldNow

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    In his new political thriller The Human Scale, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright tells the story of an Israeli cop and a Palestinian-American FBI agent who join forces to solve the murder of an Israeli police chief in the West Bank – set against the backdrop of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. Wright joins us on […]

  • Empty Vessel with Ian Kumekawa: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge

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    In his newly published Empty Vessel, Harvard economic historian Ian Kumekawa tells the history of the global economy through a single barge: which throughout the 20th century served as a floating prison, military barracks, housing for migrant workers, serviced offshore oil rigs, and anything else the market demanded. Ian Kumekawa joins us on WorldNow with […]

  • A Tale of Two Kings: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Future of Power in the Middle East

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    Join us to learn about the two most consequential leaders shaping the future of the Middle East. RSVP now.  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - de facto ruler of one of the wealthiest states in the Middle East - has positioned himself as a transformative leader. His rule is defined by economic and […]

  • The New Global Disorder with Ambassador Michael McFaul

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    Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins us on WorldNow with Jim Falk to explore the global rise of autocracy, new challenges posed by an assertive Russia and China, and an increasingly insular America – and what it all means for democracy and security in a changing world. In Autocrats vs. Democrats, Ambassador McFaul […]

  • The World Ahead 2026

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    Each year, The Economist publishes The World Ahead series: an informed prediction of the major themes that will dominate the coming year. Spanning topics from politics to technology to sociology and more, this series edited by Tom Standage is as ambitious as it is awe-inspiring. On December 8, Standage rejoins the Council to discuss his publication’s analysis for 2026. In conversation […]