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Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium: Panel I: The Current State of Play

Speakers: Lisa Curtis, Daniel Markey, and Ronald E. Neumann
Presider: Karen J. DeYoung

Watch experts describe the current state of play in Afghanistan and Pakistan and how developments on the ground are affecting decision makers in the United States.

This discussion was part of the Council on Foreign Relations' Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium.

See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, International Peace and Security

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium: Panel II: Options and Prescriptions for U.S. Policy

Speakers: Clare Lockhart, John A. Nagl, and J. Alexander Thier
Presider: Kori Schake

Watch a panel of experts outline the range of options available for U.S. foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan and their prescriptions moving forward.

This conversation was part of the Council on Foreign Relations' Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium.

See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium: A View from the Hill

Speaker: Joseph Lieberman
Presider: Evan W. Thomas

Watch Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) offer his view of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and his assessment of President Barack Obama's new strategy for the region.

This conversation was part of the Council on Foreign Relations' Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium.

See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Zimbabwe in Crisis

Speakers: Walter H. Kansteiner III and Tom McDonald
Presider: Reed Kramer

Watch experts detail Zimbabwe's current political and economic situation, and prospects for the country's future in the wake of the Southern African Development Community support for a multibillion-dollar economic recovery plan.

See more in Zimbabwe, Economic Development

Perspectives on the Fifth Summit of the Americas: Cooperation on Development, Energy, and the Environment

Speakers: Jeffrey Davidow, Luis Alberto Moreno, and David J. Rothkopf
Presider: Julia E. Sweig

Watch experts separate reality from rhetoric and discuss the goals of the upcoming Fifth Summit of the Americas, which is themed "Securing Our Citizens' Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability."

See more in Americas, Economic Development, Energy/Environment

NATO At 60 Symposium: Session II: NATO, Russia, and the Near Abroad

Speakers: Ivan Krastev, Victoria Nuland, and Konstantin Remchukov
Presider: Stephen Sestanovich

Watch experts debate topics such as how NATO should deal with Russia in the aftermath of the war in Georgia, the membership status of Ukraine and Georgia, President Medvedev's proposal for a summit on European security, and others as part of the Council on Foreign Relations "NATO at 60" Symposium.

See more in Russian Fed., NATO

NATO At 60 Symposium: Session III: NATO and Afghanistan

Speakers: Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Ali A. Jalali, and Barnett R. Rubin
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick

Watch experts shed light on such topics as what broad changes in NATO strategy are needed in Afghanistan, how NATO and U.S. forces can achieve unity of concept as well as unity of command, what can be done to better integrate the humanitarian, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism missions, and others as part of the Council on Foreign Relations "NATO at 60" Symposium.

See more in Afghanistan, NATO, Wars and Warfare

NATO At 60 Symposium: Session IV: NATO and the European Union

Speakers: Stewart Eldon, General Sir John McColl, and Andrew Moravcsik
Presider: Robert E. Hunter

Watch experts provide their insights on topics such as EU and NATO political and military cooperation, France's role in NATO, EU defense policy, and others as part of the Council on Foreign Relations "NATO at 60" Symposium.

See more in Europe/Russia, NATO, EU