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Dec 2021
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Trailer: Nine Questions for the World

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
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The world is changing, and its future is forming around high-stakes challenges such as climate change and shifting geopolitical power. In this limited series, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass sits down with nine extraordinary thinkers to explore fundamental questions about the century to come.

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