Speaker: Robert S. Mueller III Presider: Terence P. Moran
A wide-ranging discussion with FBI Director Robert Mueller about the future of the organization he has tried to reshape since taking the helm in 2001. The event was moderated by Terence Moran of ABC's "Nightline."
Embarking on her first international trip later this month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, and Indonesia to reinforce President Obama's commitment to active engagement and discuss the global financial crisis. Join CFR experts Edward Alden, Caroline Atkinson, and Elizabeth C. Economy to discuss U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities that fill the new administration's inbox.
Speaker: David A. Paterson Presider: William F. Weld
Watch New York Governor David A. Paterson discuss the proposed federal stimulus package and the need for policymakers to work with private financial institutions to create innovate solutions to the economic crisis.
Speaker: David A. Paterson Presider: William F. Weld
Listen to New York Governor David A. Paterson discuss the proposed federal stimulus package and the need for policymakers to work with private financial institutions to create innovate solutions to the economic crisis.
Listen to Walter Lukken, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, explain how commodity trading, speculation, and regulation affect the international financial markets.
David Rothkopf, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of "Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making," writes that in this time of transformation of the international system, emerging-market powers will define the new "new world order." The need for broad global engagement around not only the financial crisis but many other world challenges will almost certainly lead the Obama administration to more actively engage the BRICs-a term coined in 2001 to refer to the biggest of the emerging powers Brazil, Russia, India and China-and that in order to manage the challenges of the world economy, potential rivals will become vital partners.
Watch David J. O'Reilly, chairman and chief executive officer, Chevron Corporation, make remarks about U.S. energy security and energy's role in the economy.
The financial meltdown of 2008 has thrown the liberal economic model into question. Debate among international policymakers could result in regulatory tweaks or efforts to scuttle free-market orthodoxy altogether.
China has grown into a trading giant, but recent concerns over the safety of Chinese food and drugs have increased worries that China's production may have outpaced the country's policing capacity.
The Bright Side. Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria writes that we're in for tough times. But amid all the difficulties and hardship that we are about to undergo, the silver lining may be that the crisis has forced the United States to confront the bad habits it has developed over the last few decades.
As Turkey builds up its circle of friends, including those that have fallen out of favor with the West, the International Crisis Group's Hugh Pope says Ankara's influence as a regional and global actor has Washington taking notice.
Paulo Sotero, a veteran Brazilian analyst, discusses the hopes and concerns of his country, and many Latin American states, about the economic impact of the next U.S. administration.
Economist Nouriel Roubini argues the $700 billion U.S. bailout bill will not alleviate frozen credit markets in the short term and encourages a series of steps to alleviate the current crisis.
A financial crisis in the final stages of the U.S. presidential race, rather than sidelining foreign policy, could demonstrate how it intersects with U.S. domestic concerns.
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda. Download the printable CFR Experts Guide.
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More