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November 20, 2009
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Listen to Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, focus on innovative approaches to advance economic opportunities for women and girls worldwide.
See more in Economic Development, Society and Culture, Women
November 19, 2009
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Listen to experts weigh in on the role that the govenment should play in the private sector given the recent experiences of the automotive industry.
See more in Business & Foreign Policy, Industrial Policy
November 19, 2009
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Listen to CFR's Paul B. Stares discuss how to enhance U.S. preventive action capabilities with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
See more in Conflict Assessment, Conflict Prevention
November 19, 2009
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Listen to Representative Nita Lowey, chair, subcommittee on state, foreign operations, and related programs, House committee on appropriations (D-NY), discuss her views on the U.S. national security apparatus and the balance between civilian and military resources.
See more in Congress, Foreign Aid, Organization of Government
November 18, 2009
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Listen to CFR's Edward Alden discuss the findings of the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy, which he directed, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call series.
See more in Immigration
November 18, 2009
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Listen to 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.
See more in Homeland Security, Society and Culture
November 18, 2009
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Listen to 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.
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.
See more in Homeland Security, Society and Culture
November 18, 2009
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Listen to 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.
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.
See more in Homeland Security, Society and Culture
November 18, 2009
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Listen to John B. Bellinger III, Steven Simon, and Lydia Khalil consider the ramifications of the Justice department's controversial decision to proscute suspected September 11th mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and his four alleged co-conspirators.
See more in International Crime, Terrorist Leaders, Terrorist Attacks, Terrorism and the Law
November 16, 2009
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Listen to 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.
See more in United States, Foreign Policy History, Grand Strategy
November 11, 2009
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Ahead of President Obama's trip to Asia to participate in summits with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as bilateral meetings in Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul, CFR Fellows Evan Feigenbaum, Joshua Kurlantzick, and Sheila Smith discuss the security and economic issues that will dominate his agenda.
See more in Asia, U.S. Strategy and Politics
November 10, 2009
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Listen to 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.
See more in Climate Change, Energy/Environment, International Organizations
November 10, 2009
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Listen to 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.
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.
See more in United States, Climate Change, Congress
November 10, 2009
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Listen to experts outline some of the options the United States negotiating team could pursue during climate change talks at Copenhagen.
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.
See more in Climate Change, International Organizations, U.S. Strategy and Politics
November 5, 2009
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Listen to Bronwyn E. Bruton, international affairs fellow in residence at CFR, discuss her recent Foreign Affairs article, "In the Quicksands of Somalia," with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
See more in Horn of Africa, Somalia
November 4, 2009
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Listen to 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.
See more in Global Governance, Proliferation
November 4, 2009
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Listen to 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.
See more in Financial Crises, Geoeconomics
October 30, 2009
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CFR's Daniel Markey and Max Boot call for a sustained U.S. commitment to stabilizing shaky governments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 28, 2009
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Listen to Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.
See more in National Security and Defense, Health, Science, and Technology
October 28, 2009
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Listen to experts discuss U.S.-Russia relations, including Iranian nuclear talks and regional security concerns.
See more in Russian Fed., National Security and Defense
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