Obama's former auto czar explains the key to Germany's export boom -- and how the United States can emulate it.

A bailout of Detroit's automakers would likely bring moves against the United States in the World Trade Organization and has reignited an old debate about the viability of government-directed industrial policy.

Struggles continue for Detroit's automakers. Experts say the road to recovery requires looking overseas.

Daimler is trying to dump Chrysler and its flagging profits, but the bigger concern for U.S. and European automakers is looming competition from Asia.

Since winning reelection in December, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has moved swiftly to advance his “21st Century Socialism.” As Chavez-friendly leaders take office in Ecuador and Nicaragua, will they do the same?

Evo Morales, Bolivia's populist president, has nationalized his country's energy industry. The decision will have specific economic ramifications, and possibly broader political ones in a region that lacks a coherent identity.

Janet Cowell and Roland Stephen discuss the decline in manufacturing in North Carolina and across the United States, and offer policy recommendations to help states better respond to global competition.

Listen to Robert E. Diamond Jr., president of Barclays PLC, discuss needed reforms to the financial regulatory system.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker series.

Listen to experts weigh in on the role that the govenment should play in the private sector given the recent experiences of the automotive industry.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker series.

Listen to Christine A. Varney, assistant attorney general for antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice, speak about the need for regulation of price fixing and clear punishments for antitrust violations.

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 Nobel Laureate Robert E. Lucas Jr. reflect on why it is important to discuss Depression era policies in light of the current financial 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 Neville Isdell, chairman of the board of the Coca-Cola Company, discuss the necessary steps for companies to take to become responsible organizations and restore the faith of consumers in industry.

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.

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.

Congress has approved the first increase in corporate average fuel economy in thirty years, propelled by worries over rising oil prices.

Backgrounder: Detroit’s woes coincide with a blossoming of Asian automakers.