Inside CFR Events (Video)

A Conversation with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:58 -0500

Watch Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of India discuss U.S.-Indian relations.

This meeting was co-sponsored with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

World Energy Outlook 2009 (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:55:25 -0500

Watch Fatih Birol, chief economist and director of the office of the chief economist at the International Energy Agency, report on the world energy market and the ways to combat climate change.

The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series: Women as Change Agents in the Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:53 -0500

Watch Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, focus on innovative approaches to advance economic opportunities for women and girls worldwide.

How Should Governments Drive Industry Change? Lessons Learned from the Global Automotive Sector (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:31 -0500

Watch experts weigh in on the role that the govenment should play in the private sector given the recent experiences of the automotive industry.

Organized Crime and Transnational Threats (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:14:05 -0500

Watch experts discuss organized crime including the circumstances under which criminal activities constitute a threat to national security.

This session was part of the CFR symposium, Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: An Overlooked Threat?, undertaken in collaboration with the Latin American Program and Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and made possible by the generous support of the Hauser Foundation, Tinker Foundation, and a grant from the Robina Foundation for CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance program.

Local and National Policy Responses to Organized Crime (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:36:52 -0500

Watch the mayor of Nuevo Laredo and the former Colombian foreign minister discuss steps Mexico and Colombia are taking to control organized crime in their countries.

Regional and Multilateral Responses to Organized Crime (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:11 -0500

Watch experts analyze the greater roles regional and multilateral organizations, such as the Organization of American States and the United Nations, can play in controlling organized crime.

Cold War Reflections and Today’s Realities (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:17 -0500

Watch experts recall how the the United States envisioned its role in a post-Soviet world two decades ago when the Berlin Wall fell and whether expectations of 1989 square with the challenges of 2009.

Why 1989? The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End of the Cold War (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:59 -0500

Watch experts analyze reasons for the fall of the Berlin Wall and how this fit into the larger context of the end of the Cold War.

Countdown to Copenhagen Symposium: Session 1: Copenhagen in a Global Context (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:29 -0500

Watch experts and policymakers place the climate change negotiations at Copenhagen within a global context.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Countdown to Copenhagen: What's Next for Climate Change?, which was made possible through generous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Alcoa Foundation, and the Robina Foundation.

Countdown to Copenhagen Symposium: Session 2: Connecting Domestic and International Action (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:32:54 -0500

Watch Representative Edward J. Markey, Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Chair, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MA), deliver his insight into the interplay between domestic and international action on climate change.

Countdown to Copenhagen Symposium: Session 3: U.S. Options for Copenhagen (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:31:51 -0500

Watch experts outline some of the options the United States negotiating team could pursue during climate change talks at Copenhagen.

Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Illusion or Possibility (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:12 -0500

Watch Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speak about the current nuclear situation, threats to stability, and ways to further promote nonproliferation.

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:21:20 -0500

Watch Richard A. Posner, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, analyze how past fiscal irresponsibility has led to challenges to the global standing of the U.S. financial markets.

Russia Update: Is the Reset Working? (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:04 -0400

Watch experts discuss U.S.-Russia relations, including Iranian nuclear talks and regional security concerns.

Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:28:18 -0400

Watch Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.

Foreign Affairs LIVE Featuring Zbigniew Brzezinski (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:00:29 -0400

Watch Zbigniew Brzezinski offer insight into his recent Foreign Affairs article “An Agenda for NATO,” which examines NATO’s history and next course of action, as well as his thoughts on the broader challenges confronting U.S. foreign policy.

U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:16 -0400

At a CFR meeting, U.S. Senator John Kerry opposed a major troop increase in Afghanistan, stressing the need for developing the country's security forces and governing capacity.

U.S. Immigration Policy (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:20:01 -0400

Watch members of the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy discuss the findings and recommendations of the Task Force report.

Global Economic Trends: The Business of Aid (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:56 -0400

Watch experts break down the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.

China 2025: Panel I: Challenges from Within: Emerging Domestic Trends (Video)

national@cfr.org (Council on Foreign Relations) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:06:34 -0400

Watch experts discuss emerging domestic trends within China.