Council on Foreign Relations

UNGA Vote on Russia's Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and More
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UNGA Vote on Russia's Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and More

 Listen to the podcast here. Transcript Bob McMahon: (00:01) In the coming week, the UN General Assembly considers condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. The Arctic Circle Assembly meets in Iceland and the International Day of the Girl marks its 10th anniversary. It’s October 6th, 2022, and time for The World Next Week. I’m…

Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs
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Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs

Exploitation is practically written into immigration and foreign labor policy Original document: March 12, 2022 We offer this article in audio form. It’s generated by a program; apologies for any weirdness. Introduction Where immigration policy and anti-human trafficking initiatives meet, loopholes are often created that allow for the continued exploitation and trafficking of foreign laborers…

Sarah E. Mendelson, senior fellow with the Center for Sustainable Development in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution
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Sarah E. Mendelson, senior fellow with the Center for Sustainable Development in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution

Ambassador Sarah E. Mendelson is a nonresident senior fellow with the Center for Sustainable Development in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. She is also distinguished service professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) as well as head of CMU’s Heinz College in Washington, D.C. At CMU, she co-chairs…