Listen to Steven Dunaway, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, lay out the argument of his recent Council Special Report and explain why in order for policymakers to tackle today's global economic crisis, they must go beyond bailouts and stimulus packages and focus on one of the crisis's root causes: imbalances between savings and investment in major countries.

Listen to Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, discuss his new book, Money, Markets, and Sovereignty, which he coauthored with Manuel Hinds, former finance mininster of El Salvador.

Listen to Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, outline his thoughts on reforming the regulatory system in light of the global financial crisis.

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Listen to William C. Dudley, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, analyze the causes of the financial crisis and lay out the plan of action that the Federal Reserve will take to help.

Listen to Roger M. Kubarych, CFR's Henry Kaufman adjunct senior fellow for international economics and finance, discuss the global economic crisis with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Listen to Peter Mandelson, secretary of state for business, enterprise, and regulatory reform for the United Kingdom, discuss the upcoming G20 Summit and the need for countries to work together to avoid protectionism amidst the global financial crisis.

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 experts discuss lessons learned from the history of banking and finance that can be applied to the current global financial crisis.

Listen to John P. Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), remark on the recent effects of the economy on IMF member countries and the IMF's reaction to the financial 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.

Listen to experts analyze the effect of the financial crisis on developing countries' economies and the roles that the IMF and World Bank play during this time.

Listen to Nobel Laureate in economics, A. Michael Spence, analyze the many policy measures addressing the global crisis.

Listen to experts explain the origins of the financial crisis and its effect on Japan, as well as on U.S.-Japanese trade.

This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.

Listen to experts including former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson discuss what implications the 2008 financial crisis is likely to have for securities regulation.

Listen to experts debate causes of the financial crisis and what needs to happen for the global financial markets to recover.

Listen to Amity Shlaes, senior fellow for economic history at CFR, discuss her book, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression and lessons learned for the current financial crisis as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call Series.

Listen to Gordon Brown, prime minister of the United Kingdom, speak about the global financial crisis and the need for international cooperation to mitigate its effects.

Experts from the Council on Foreign Relations, The Economist, and New York University Stern School of Business discuss the status of global finance and how the incoming Obama administration should handle the dire economic situation.

Listen to experts explain the origins of the recent financial crisis and offer possible solutions for the current and next administrations.

Listen to economic advisers from the McCain and Obama campaigns discuss each candidate's positions on tax policy, trade, and the financial crisis.