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AI and Scams: Beyond the Hype
AI and Scams: Beyond the Hype
Artificial intelligence is everywhere: in the news, integrated within daily-use devices and platforms, and increasingly adopted into the regular habits and workstreams of people worldwide. Even bef...
The US-Moldova Partnership: A Conversation with Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski
The US-Moldova Partnership: A Conversation with Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski
In an era of global insecurity and economic uncertainty, the Republic of Moldova has emerged as a welcome bright spot. The country has made meaningful progress in strengthening the country’s democr...
Fyodor Voitolovsky: Russia's Vision for Ending the War in Ukraine
Fyodor Voitolovsky: Russia's Vision for Ending the War in Ukraine
Fyodor Voitolovsky, director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences, returns to the Trialogue to lay out Moscow's vision for ending the war...
Innovation and Adaption of UN Peace Operations
Innovation and Adaption of UN Peace Operations
Peace operations remain one of the most visible mechanisms of the United Nations for maintaining international peace and security. Yet UN peacekeeping is under significant pressure, with financial ...
Enforcing, Accelerating, and Advancing Global Trade Through Supply Chain Traceability
Enforcing, Accelerating, and Advancing Global Trade Through Supply Chain Traceability
Join us on June 18th to learn why standards-driven traceability systems are critical to strengthening trade enforcement while accelerating fair, compliant, and critical supply chains.
Arvind Gupta: India's Rise as a Digital Power
Arvind Gupta: India's Rise as a Digital Power
Arvind Gupta, co-founder and head of the Digital India Foundation  joins the Trialogue to discuss the role of technology in electoral politics, the importance of Y2K in jumpstarting India’s digit
A Decade of Reflection US Lao Relations and the Legacies of War After 2016
A Decade of Reflection  US Lao Relations and the Legacies of War After 2016
2016 was a landmark year for the relationship between the United States of America and Lao P.D.R., with the creation of the U.S. - Laos Comprehensive Partnership and an historic visit by the sittin...
The US–India Nuclear Accord: History, Analysis, and Reflections
The US–India Nuclear Accord: History, Analysis, and Reflections
US-India relations stand at a critical juncture as both sides navigate friction that is testing the resilience of their partnership under the second Trump administration. These headwinds mark a dep...
Building Blue Resilience at the Our Ocean Conference
Building Blue Resilience at the Our Ocean Conference
This virtual event will bring together leading experts to discuss recent work in support of the Our Ocean Conference’s critical areas of action, with a focus on conservation, sustainable fisheries,...
A Decade of Reflection: US-Lao Relations and the Legacies of War After 2016
A Decade of Reflection: US-Lao Relations and the Legacies of War After 2016
2016 was a landmark year for the relationship between the United States of America and Lao P.D.R., with the creation of the U.S. - Laos Comprehensive Partnership and an historic visit by the sittin...
Beneath the Surface: Addressing Information Challenges in Africa’s Critical Mineral Sector
Beneath the Surface: Addressing Information Challenges in Africa’s Critical Mineral Sector
As demand for critical minerals accelerates globally, questions of transparency around human rights and environmental safeguards in supply chains have never been more urgent. Who has access to inf...
Arne Westad: Why Today Looks Like 1914
Arne Westad: Why Today Looks Like 1914
Deck: Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, joins the Trialogue to discuss his new book The Coming Storm, why the world today resembles the years before Wor...
A Conversation with the Ambassadors of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger: The Sahel at a Crossroads
A Conversation with the Ambassadors of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger: The Sahel at a Crossroads
The Sahel is at an inflection point. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have reconsidered their relations with Western security frameworks, formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), and pivoted toward ...
Fútbol Diplomacy and North American Disintegration
Fútbol Diplomacy and North American Disintegration
The United States, Mexico, and Canada are preparing to co-host the FIFA World Cup at a tense moment for the “Three Amigos.” Once a symbol of economic integration, North America is grappling with tr...
Iran and the Bomb: The Origins and Trajectory of the Iranian Nuclear Program
Iran and the Bomb: The Origins and Trajectory of the Iranian Nuclear Program
Among the many reasons for the long hostility between the U.S. and Iran that has twice erupted into warfare over the past year is fear that Iran would develop nuclear weapons. To understand the or...
Decoding the Trump-Xi Summit: What’s Next for US-China Relations
Decoding the Trump-Xi Summit: What’s Next for US-China Relations
Join Stimson’s China Program for a forward-looking analysis of the Trump-Xi summit and its implications for the future of US-China relations. What did Trump and Xi achieve, and what developments ca...
A Water Festival Without Clean Water
A Water Festival Without Clean Water
Join for a discussion about celebrating Songkran alongside a contaminated river with community leaders and experts who unpack transboundary mining impacts, cultural resilience, and what's needed to...
Navigating the Transition: Policy Frameworks for AI and the Next Generation of Labor
Navigating the Transition: Policy Frameworks for AI and the Next Generation of Labor
Co-hosted by graduate students from Georgetown University’s Master’s in Conflict Resolution program, this event convenes leading experts across technology policy, digital literacy, and industry pra...
Modeling Crises: AI’s Role in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Action
Modeling Crises: AI’s Role in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Action
This discussion will consider how AI-enabled systems affect humanitarian aid, disaster preparedness, and community resilience, with technical examples such as predictive modeling for resource distr...
The Future of the Panama Canal: Climate Resilience and Strategic Competition
The Future of the Panama Canal: Climate Resilience and Strategic Competition
Disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz have refocused attention on the world’s strategic waterways and chokepoints, including the Panama Canal, a vital artery of global commerce that facilitates five ...