Academic Conference Calls
CFR's Academic Conference Call series provides students the opportunity to interact with a CFR fellow, Foreign Affairs author, or another expert in an hour long teleconferenced discussion. Calls take place every other week during each semester and are dedicated to different topics related to international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Background readings are distributed prior to each call, and the audio recording is posted afterward below. This series is made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
For questions about conference calls or to sign up to receive invitations, email educators@cfr.org.
Michael A. Levi, CFR's David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment, and director of the program on energy security and climate change, leads a conversation on President Obama's climate change policies.
See more in United States, Climate Change, Presidency
CFR Senior Fellows Robert M. Danin and Ed Husain lead a conversation on the current situation in Syria and discuss the challenges that lie ahead for the country and the international community.
See more in Syria, International Peace and Security
Micah Zenko, CFR's Douglas Dillon fellow in the Center for Preventive Action, discusses U.S. drone strikes and their global implications.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Technology
Bernard K. Gordon, professor emeritus of political science at the University of New Hampshire, leads a discussion on the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
See more in Asia, Trade
Thomas Bollyky, CFR's senior fellow for global health, economics, and development, leads a discussion on the rise of noncommunicable diseases in the developing world, attitudes towards them, and solutions for addressing them.
See more in Global Health, Health and Disease
James M. Lindsay, CFR's senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair, leads a conversation on how foreign policy is playing out in the U.S. presidential campaign.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2012
Jendayi Frazer, CFR's adjunct senior fellow for Africa Studies, discusses preventing conflict between Sudan and South Sudan.
See more in Sudan, Conflict Prevention
Robert D. Blackwill, CFR's Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy, discusses the issues and contingencies surrounding Iran's nuclear program.
See more in Iran, Proliferation
Blake Clayton, CFR's fellow for energy and national security, leads a conversation on global energy resources and policy.
See more in Energy
F. Gregory Gause III leads a discussion on the findings of his recent Council Special Report, Saudia Arabia in the New Middle East.
See more in Saudi Arabia
Catherine Bertini discusses the current state of global food security and offers recommendations.
See more in Food Security
CFR's Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Sheila A. Smith, discusses the political and economic state of Japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami.
See more in Japan, Disasters
Stephen Sestanovich, CFR's George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies, discusses Russia's upcoming election and its outcomes.
See more in Russian Fed., Elections
Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses the course of U.S.-Iran relations and escalating tensions surrounding the nuclear question.
See more in Iran
CFR's Julia E. Sweig, discusses the rise of Brazil with students.
See more in Brazil
CFR's Gayle Lemmon discusses female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan with students.
See more in Afghanistan, Women
CFR's Mark P. Lagon discusses with students the problem of human trafficking in the world and what the United States can do to deter it.
See more in Human Rights
CFR's Steven A. Cook discusses his book The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square with students.
See more in Egypt, Nation Building
David Kaye, executive director of the international human rights program and director of the international justice clinic at the UCLA School of Law, discusses his Council Special Report, Justice Beyond the Hague, with students.
See more in International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
CFR's Robert Danin examines the fragile relationship between Israel and Palestine in light of the ongoing discussions taking place at the United Nations General Assembly meetings.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority