CFR Videos

Video segments with CFR fellows and other experts on vital foreign policy and national security topics.

Siniora: U.S. Must Capitalize on bin Laden Killing to Address Mideast Issues

Interviewer: Mohamad Bazzi
Interviewee: Fuad Siniora

Fuad Siniora, former prime minister of Lebanon, discusses the implications of Osama bin Laden's death for the Middle East, the Hamas-Fatah agreement, and the U.S. role in supporting the Arab Spring with Mohamad Bazzi, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

See more in Middle East, Israel, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority

Bin Laden May Become More Powerful Dead

Speaker: Ed Husain

Ed Husain, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that Osama bin Laden is more valuable to al-Qaeda dead than alive. Comparing bin Laden's death to that of Sayyid Qutb, Husain argues bin Laden could now become an even more powerful icon.

See more in Algeria, Terrorism

Interviewer: L. Camille Massey
Interviewee: James W. Owens

Jim Owens, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Emeritus, discusses the importance of competitiveness and free trade issues for the long term economic health of the United States and for the country's leadership role in the world. Owens spoke to Council on Foreign Relations Vice President Camille Massey during CFR's 2011 Corporate Conference.

See more in Economics, Business and Foreign Policy, Trade

Bin Laden Death Heightens U.S.-Pakistan Tensions

Speaker: Daniel Markey

Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, explores the implications of Osama bin Laden's death for U.S. tense relations with Pakistan, the country in which the al-Qaeda leader was hiding.

Sweig: Siginificant Change Unfolding in Cuba

Speaker: Julia E. Sweig

Having just returned from Cuba's Communist Party Congress, Council on Foreign Relations' Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Julia Sweig, shares her analysis of the political and economic reforms introduced by Raul Castro.

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Interviewer: John C. Bussey
Interviewee: Roger C. Altman

Roger Altman, Founder and Chairman of Evercore Partners and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, discusses the prospects for solving the U.S. debt and deficit with John Bussey, Washington Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal. Altman and Bussey spoke on the sidelines of CFR's 2011 Corporate Conference.

See more in Economics

African Union's Role in Libya

Interviewer: Jendayi Frazer
Interviewee: Jean Ping

Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, discusses the organization's role in Libya and the impact of the Arab Spring on the continent, with Jendayi Frazer, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Nigeria Vote Rigging Angers Northeners

Speaker: John Campbell

Following reports of substantial rigging in Nigeria's April 16 presidential elections, John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the issue is not whether Jonathan would have won the elections "anyway," but rather the sentiment among Northerners that the PDP yet again stole the elections.

See more in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria

Spence: Emerging Market Investment Boom Ahead

Interviewer: Robert E. Rubin
Interviewee: A. Michael Spence

Economist A. Michael Spence says emerging market growth is going to produce a boom in investment, which in turn may lead to higher interest rates globally, and a tendency to intervene in international capital flows. Spence spoke to Robert Rubin, Former Treasury Secretary and Co-Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, at CFR's 2011 Corporate Conference.

See more in Economics, Emerging Markets, Geoeconomics, Industrial Policy, International Finance

Blair on Libya: We Must Be Players, Not Spectators

Interviewer: Richard N. Haass
Interviewee: Tony Blair

Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Quartet Representative to the Middle East, discusses the role of international governments in promoting democracy in the Middle East with Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.

See more in Libya, Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights, Democracy Promotion, Democratization, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Bachelet: Empowering Women Country By Country

Interviewer: James M. Lindsay
Interviewee: Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women and former president of Chile, discusses the empowerment of women around the world with CFR's Director of Studies, James Lindsay. Bachelet emphasizes the importance of contextualizing the support provided in each country, and the need to combine both top-down and bottom-up approaches.

See more in Minorities, Diversity and Foreign Policy, UN, Women, Gender Issues