Transcripts

CFR maintains an archive of unedited transcripts from its on-the-record meetings. Separate archives of audio and video recordings are also available.

The Global Energy Landscape

Speakers: Carlos B. Pascual and Daniel H. Yergin
Introductory Speaker: Robert E. Rubin
Presider: Ed Crooks

Experts discuss the energy demands of emerging economies, as well as the stability of oil supply.

This meeting is the first in a series of global partnership meetings with the Financial Times.

See more in Economic Development, Energy/Environment

World Economic Update

Speakers: Lewis Alexander, Richard Bernstein, and Diane Swonk
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby

Experts analyze the current economic conditions around the world and discuss potential threats in 2012.

See more in Financial Crises

World Energy Outlook 2011

Speaker: Fatih Birol
Presider: Edward L. Morse

Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, speaks about major components shaping the current World Energy Outlook including energy efficiency and lack of electric power.

See more in Energy

Egypt's Elections: A Report from Cairo

Speaker: Ed Husain
Presider: Toni Johnson

Egyptians headed to the polls Monday in the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak amid deepening divisions in society and concern about the nation's direction. Join CFR senior fellow Ed Husain, who is currently in Cairo, for an analysis of the elections and the path ahead.

See more in Egypt, Elections

Central Banking in an Age of Improvisation

Speakers: Arminio Fraga, Adam Posen, and Kevin M. Warsh
Presider: Peter R. Fisher

Experts discuss policy steps taken by central banks in the United States, Brazil, and Europe, and analyze the challenges ahead.

See more in Financial Crises

Europe Update

Speakers: Maurizio Molinari, Andrew Nagorski, and Elaine Sciolino
Presider: David A. Andelman

Experts discuss the economic, political, and social conditions in Europe and analyze what is next for Italy, France, and Germany.

See more in EU, Financial Crises

Speakers: Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings
Presider: Charles Lane

Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.

See more in United States, Education