Watch National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers explain the Obama adminstration's short and long term actions to mitigate the financial crisis.

This session was part of the 2009 National Conference, which was underwritten by a grant in memory of Peter E. Haas.

Listen to National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers explain the Obama administration's short and long term actions to mitigate the financial crisis.

This session was part of the 2009 National Conference, which was underwritten by a grant in memory of Peter E. Haas.

National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers speaks at CFR about economic policy during the financial crisis.

This session was part of the 2009 National Conference which was underwritten by a grant in memory of Peter E. Haas.

Lawrence Summers, the head of President Obama's White House National Economic Council, writes that any economic stimulus measure must both create jobs and undertake long-term investments in infrastructure, health care, energy, and education.

Watch Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University's Charles W. Eliot university professor, reflect on his career in government and academia as part of CFR's HBO History Makers Series.

Listen to Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University's Charles W. Eliot university professor, reflect on his career in government and academia as part of CFR's HBO History Makers Series.

Lawrence Summers and Paul Volcker discuss monetary policy as part of the Council's McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics.

CFR President Richard N. Haass and Harvard University Professor Lawrence Summers discuss the implications of the U.S. midterm elections for the United States and the world.

In the year that has passed since the war in Iraq, the United States and its European allies have done much to repair their relations. Nonetheless, the end of the Cold War, Europe’s continuing integration, and the new array of threats confronting the West continue to test the strength of the Atlantic partnership. To revitalize the Atlantic alliance, Europe and America must forge new “rules of the road” governing the use of force, adapt the North Atlantic Treaty Organizaton (NATO) to meet today’s threats coming from outside Europe, and launch a major initiative to bring about political and economic reform in the greater Middle East. These are the conclusions of an independent Task Force chaired by former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers.