As part of its mission, CFR convenes meetings in New York, Washington, DC, and other cities where senior government officials, global leaders, and prominent thinkers come together with CFR members to discuss and debate major international issues.
Many of these on-the-record meetings are streamed live. Upcoming CFR Live meetings are listed below. You can also subscribe to CFR's YouTube channel for updates. Additionally, CFR maintains an archive of full-length videos from its on-the-record meetings, as well as transcripts and audio recordings.
Speaker: Zbigniew Brzezinski Presider: James F. Hoge Jr.
Watch Zbigniew Brzezinski offer insight into his recent Foreign Affairs article "An Agenda for NATO," which examines NATO's history and next course of action, as well as his thoughts on the broader challenges confronting U.S. foreign policy.
At a CFR meeting, U.S. Senator John Kerry opposed a major troop increase in Afghanistan, stressing the need for developing the country's security forces and governing capacity.
Watch Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, break down the strategic challenges we face with China's rise in the world.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.
Speaker: Kurt M. Campbell Presider: Randy Schriver
Watch Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for east Asia and pacific affairs, provide a glimpse into potential futures of the U.S.-China relationship in 2025.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.
Speaker: Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Presider: Judy C. Woodruff
Watch Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's minister of foreign affairs, examine U.S.-Pakistan relations and critical political, economic, and security issues in the region.
Watch as Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics, outlines the Obama administration's assessment of defense resources and priorities, and DOD's shifting relationships with Capitol Hill and the business community.
Speaker: Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos Presider: Vincent A. Mai
Watch Assunção Afonso dos Anjos, the minister of external relations for the Republic of Angola, speak about Angolan development and U.S.-Angola relations.
Watch Muammar al-Qaddafi, leader and guide of the revolution of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, discuss international issues including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and nuclear proliferation.
Speakers: Jeb Bush, Thomas F. McLarty III, and Edward Alden Presider: Mark Whitaker
Watch the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy Co-Chairs discuss the report, which concludes that the failure to reform immigration laws and procedures threatens to harm America's economy, jeopardize its diplomacy, and weaken its national security.
Speaker: Philip P. Pan Introductory Speaker: Richard N. Haass Presider: James F. Hoge Jr.
Watch Philip Pan discuss his book Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China, recipient of the 2009 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Watch Richard N. Haass speak about his book War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars, which details how and why the two wars resulted from two different policymaking processes, approaches to U.S. foreign policy, and presidential personalities.
Watch David Fromkin, professor of international relations, history, and law at Boston University and author of Peace to End All Peace:The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, analyze how the 1922 division of the Ottoman Empire continues to affect the Middle East.