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, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Matthew J. Slaughter, CFR's adjunct senior fellow for business and globalization, and William F. Owens, senior fellow at University of Denver's Institute for Public Policy Studies and former governor of Colorado, discuss the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.

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Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, professor of theology at Chicago Theological Seminary and editor of Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War, leads a discussion on Just Peace theory, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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CFR's Julia E. Sweig, discusses the rise of Brazil with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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CFR's Gayle Lemmon discusses female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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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, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Elliott Abrams and Dwight Bashir lead a conversation on the Iranian regime's persecution of members of the Baha'i faith, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Raj Bhala, associate dean for international and comparative law and Rice distinguished professor at University of Kansas School of Law, discusses “Understanding Sharia: From Caliphate to Current Day," as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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CFR's Steven A. Cook discusses his book The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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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 as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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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, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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John Campbell, CFR’s Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies, discusses the recent escalation of violence by Nigeria’s radical Islamic movement, Boko Haram, and analyzes strategies to undermine the threat. This call was part CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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CFR's Stuart A. Levey discusses what the United States has learned in the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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CFR's Gayle Tzemach Lemmon leads a conversation on the role of women in Afghanistan's civil society, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

Timothy J. Keller, senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, discusses the relationship between religious freedom and freedom of speech, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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The University of San Diego's David A. Shirk discusses the findings of his recent Council Special Report The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.

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CFR's John Campbell discusses the increased religious violence that has occurred in the wake of Nigeria's elections, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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CFR's Elliott Abrams discusses the implications of Osama bin Laden's death for the future of al-Qaeda and the evolving democracy movements in the Arab world.

Dan Caldwell, distinguished professor of political science at Pepperdine University, discusses the findings of his book Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq with students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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