A Conversation with Senator Carl Levin
Carl Levin discusses U.S. defense policy and ongoing national security concerns.
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Carl Levin discusses U.S. defense policy and ongoing national security concerns.
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Former prime minister of Australia Kevin Rudd discusses the ongoing situation surrounding North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the future of U.S.-China relations with Foreign Affairs managing editor Jonathan Tepperman.
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IBM chairman, president, and CEO Ginni Rometty discusses the use of big data and the ways in which organizations are learning to compete in a new landscape.
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Participants discuss possible U.S. policy approaches to Iran's nuclear program and the recently concluded talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Jendayi Frazer, former assistant secretary of state for African affairs and current CFR adjunct senior fellow, and Joel D. Barkan, Center for Strategic and International Studies Africa scholar, discuss the elections in Kenya and how they could affect U.S. security interests.
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Moisés Naím and Fareed Zakaria discuss the transformation of power and what this means for U.S. primacy and how it conducts foreign policy.
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Assistant Secretary Michael H. Posner discusses the Obama administration's human rights agenda, as well as global human rights challenges and opportunities.
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A panel of experts discusses U.S. drone policy.
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Experts discuss the state of the global economy and predictions for the future.
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Experts discuss China's leadership transition and its implications for U.S.-China relations.
Ambassador Fredrick Barton assesses challenges facing his bureau stemming from conflicts around the world.
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Madeleine K. Albright discusses world affairs and her career in U.S. government.
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As the 113th U.S. Congress considers an overhaul of the country's immigration system, Task Force members Richard Land, Eliseo Medina, and project director Edward Alden discuss U.S. policy options and political prospects for comprehensive change.
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Experts discuss current issues in global governance, including how international institutions like the G20 can work together to tackle problems.
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CFR senior fellow Michael A. Levi discusses President Obama's energy agenda and the energy future of America with Anya Schmemann, Director, Editorial Strategy, Studies Program.
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United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon discusses the challenges and responsibilities facing the international community today.
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Christopher J.L. Murray and Jennifer Kates discuss disease from the perspective of shaping U.S. policy, spending priorities, and potential action.
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Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose speaks with Sarah Holewinski and Micah Zenko about John Brennan's appointment as the head of the CIA and the current status and future of the war on terror.
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In her farewell address, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses American leadership.
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George P. Shultz discusses his distinguished career and government service, from the Nixon and Reagan administrations to academia, and shares his thoughts on the present and future foreign policy directions for the United States.
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