CFR Experts Guide

2011 Corporate Conference: Recaps and Highlights

To encourage the free flow of conversation, the 2011 Corporate Conference was entirely not-for-attribution; however, several conference speakers joined us for sideline interviews further exploring their areas of expertise.

Former Treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin and Nobel Laureate economist Michael Spence on the global economic outlook.

Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose and Edward Morse on energy geopolitics.

Additional conference videos include:

• Solving the U.S. Debt Crisis
• Revitalizing American Competitiveness
• Improving the Quality of Global Education

New Council Special Reports

• The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces by Linda Robinson

  Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.

• Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies by Micah Zenko

  The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.

Complete list of Council Special Reports

New Books

• Pathways to Freedom edited by Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer

  An authoritative and accessible look at what countries must do to build durable and prosperous democracies—and what the United States and others can do to help. More

• The Power Surge by Michael Levi

  A groundbreaking analysis of what the changes in American energy mean for the economy, national security, and the environment. More

• Two Nations Indivisible by Shannon K. O'Neil

  Through an in-depth analysis of modern Mexico, Shannon O'Neil provides a roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time—relations with its southern neighbor. More

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