Listen to Peter R. Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, discuss actions taken by the Obama administration in light of the financial crisis and prospects for recovery.

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.

Listen to Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, offer his perspective on the economic downturn and his organization's strategies for blunting its impact on both developed and developing countries around the world.

Listen to members of the Squam Lake Working Group on Financial Regulation, a collection of fifteen leading economists and academics, discuss their recommendations for reforming global capital markets.

Listen to CFR experts Benn Steil and Sebastian Mallaby discuss the lessons learned from the current financial crisis.

Listen to Christina Romer, the chair of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, discuss her "cautiously hopeful" vision for the U.S. economy following an address at the Council on Foreign Relations.

This session was part of the Stephen C. Freidheim Symposium on Global Economics: Financial Turbulence and U.S. Power, which was made possible through the generous support of Stephen C. Freidheim.

Listen to experts examine steps taken to regulate financial markets and debate whether more should be done or if some actions should be undone.

This session was part of the Stephen C. Freidheim Symposium on Global Economics: Financial Turbulence and U.S. Power, which was made possible through the generous support of Stephen C. Freidheim.

Listen to experts discuss past global financial and monetary policies during financial crises and actions that governments today might take to respond to current crisis.

This session was part of the Stephen C. Freidheim Symposium on Global Economics: Financial Turbulence and U.S. Power, which was made possible through the generous support of Stephen C. Freidheim.

Listen to experts discuss how international financial institutions can work together to mitigate the financial crisis, as well as reforms that could make these organizations more effective.

This session was part of the CFR conference: The United States and the Future of Global Governance, which was made possible through the generous support of the Robina Foundation.

Listen to Steven Dunaway, adjunct senior fellow for international economics at CFR, discuss his Council Special Report Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis.

Listen to Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for a British perspective on the global economy in light of the financial crisis.

Listen to James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar, Inc., share his perspective on the effect of the financial crisis on the U.S. economy and trade.

Listen to experts remark on what is at stake at the G-20 London summit and outline possible policy options for member countries.

Listen to Roger M. Kubarych, the Henry Kaufman adjunct senior fellow for international economics and finance at CFR, discuss the global economic crisis and priorities for the Obama administration as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call series.

Learn more about CFR's State and Local Officials Initiative.

Listen to experts give a historical analysis of the 1920s and the causes of the Great Depression, including monetary policy and the stock market crash in 1929.

This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Listen to experts analyze the various labor policies of the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations and the effects they had on the Great Depression.

This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Listen to experts discuss the lessons learned from Depression era government spending programs and how they may be applied to the recent global economic crisis.

This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Listen to experts evaluate the role of institutional and regulatory reform during the Great Depression and current options for the Obama administration.

This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Listen to experts discuss lessons learned from the 1930s that can be applied to today's financial crisis, including the importance of leadership and the effects of government spending.

This session was part of the CFR-New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business symposium: A Second Look at the Great Depression, which was made possible through the generous support of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Listen to Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, explicate the lessons learned of the financial crisis, their implications, and prescriptions for the upcoming G20 Summit in London and beyond.