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  The Council currently offers two types of events to engage the academic community. The Academic Conference Call series provides students the opportunity to interact with a Council fellow in a forty-five minute phone conversation and is made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Webcasts of Council meetings feature policymakers and scholars in timely discussions; students and educators watch the meeting in real time via the Internet. Once a webcast of a Council meeting has concluded, it is made available as a video in the multimedia section of For Educators or as part of an Adademic Module on a related subject.

  Email questions about conference calls and webcasts to Irina Faskianos, vice president, National Program and Outreach, at educators@cfr.org.

  
  

  Archived Events

  A Conversation with Condoleezza Rice

  Webcast

  
  June 19, 2008

  Speaker:	Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State
  Presider:	Richard E. Salomon, Chairman, Mecox Ventures, Inc.; Vice Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

  The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

  Transcript: A Conversation with Condoleezza Rice [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
  Video: A Conversation with Condoleezza Rice (Video)

   

  CFR LIVE WEBCAST: Rethinking Maternal Health

  Webcast

  
  June 12, 2008

  The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

  This event was made possible by the generosity of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

   

  CFR LIVE WEBCAST: Symposium on Religion and the Future of China

  Webcast

  
  June 11, 2008

  The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

  This symposium was made possible by the generosity of the Henry Luce Foundation.

   

  CFR LIVE WEBCST: Slavery and Supply Chains: What Businesses Can Do to Fight Human Trafficking

  Webcast

  
  May 14, 2008

  The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

   

  The Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez

  Academic Conference Call

  
  April 24, 2008

  Speaker:	Francisco Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University; Author, "An Empty Revolution: The Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez," Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  *Email educators@cfr.org to register.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: The Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez (Audio)

   

  Update on the Global Economy

  Academic Conference Call

  
  April 10, 2008

  Speaker:	Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Deputy Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  *Email educators@cfr.org to register.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Update on the Global Economy (Audio)

   

  CFR at ISA's Annual Convention

  Special Event

  
  March 26, 2008 - March 29, 2008

  Attention ISA members! Connect with CFR at the 49th Annual International Studies Association Convention, March 26-29, in San Francisco.

  • Visit the CFR/Foreign Affairs booth across from the computer station in the exhibition hall.
  • Join CFR and other leading experts for an academic workshop on Friday, March 28, 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. The session will feature a discussion on the 2008 presidential campaign and U.S. foreign policy, as well as an introduction to CFR resources for educators and students. For details or to register, email educators@cfr.org.

   

  CFR LIVE WEBCAST: CFR Symposium: Religion and the Open Society

  Webcast

  
  March 25, 2008

  The live webcast has ended. Please return to this page for an archived video of the event. Recordings are usually posted two to three days after the conclusion of the meeting.

   

  Stability Operations and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

  Academic Conference Call

  
  March 20, 2008

  Speaker:	Amy B. Frumin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This call is made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

  *Email educators@cfr.org to register.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Stability Operations and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (Audio)

   

  Webcast: Asha-Rose Migiro

  Webcast

  
  March 11, 2008

  Speaker:	Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
  Presider:	Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

  Watch the archived video.

  This event was made possible by the generosity of ExxonMobil.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Russia, Putin, and Authoritarianism

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 28, 2008

  Speaker:	Michael A. McFaul, Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and Rule of Law, Stanford University; Author, "The Myth of the Authoritarian Model," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  *Email educators@cfr.org to register.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Russia, Putin, and Authoritarianism (Audio)

   

  Climate Change and National Security

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 14, 2008

  Speaker:	Joshua W. Busby, Assistant Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin; Author, Climate Change and National Security: An Agenda for Action
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Joshua W. Busby, Climate Change and National Security: An Agenda for Action, Council Special Report No. 32, Council on Foreign Relations, November 2007;
  2. Joshua W. Busby, "Addressing the Security Consequences of Climate Change," Atlantic Community, September 3, 2007;
  3. Joshua W. Busby, "Climate Change and Security: A Credible Connection?" Disarmament Times, Fall 2007;
  4. Brett D. Schaefer and Ben Lieberman, "Discussing Global Warming in the Security Council: Premature and a Distraction from More Pressing Crises," WebMemo No. 1425, Heritage Foundation, April 16, 2007;
  5. National Security and the Threat of Climate Change, CNA Corporation, 2007.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Climate Change and National Security (Audio)

   

  Defending Against Nuclear Terrorism

  Academic Conference Call

  
  January 31, 2008

  Speaker:	Michael A. Levi, Fellow for Science and Technology and Director, Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, On Nuclear Terrorism, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. "Fear and the Nuclear Terror Threat," USA Today, January 9, 2008;
  2. "Some Simple Security Steps," Washington Times, December 5, 2007;
  3. "In the Search for Loose Nukes, a Little Propaganda Goes a Long Way," Wired, October 23, 2007;
  4. "Online Debate with Graham T. Allison: How Likely is a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on the United States?," Updated April 20, 2007;
  5. On Nuclear Terrorism (Excerpt), (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University, 2007).
  6. "Stopping Nuclear Terrorism: The Dangerous Allure of a Perfect Defense," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This call was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Defending Against Nuclear Terrorism (Audio)

   

  The Costs of Containing Iran

  Academic Conference Call

  
  January 17, 2008

  Speaker:	Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, "The Costs of Containing Iran," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh, "The Costs of Containing Iran," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008;
  2. Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh, "How Iran's President is Being Undercut," Christian Science Monitor, December 14, 2007;
  3. Michael A. Ledeen, "Talking to Iran," Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2007;
  4. Colin Dueck and Ray Takeyh, "Iran's Nuclear Challenge," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 122, No. 2, Summer 2007.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This call was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: The Costs of Containing Iran (Audio)

   

  Webcast: Campaign 2008: The Role of Foreign Policy

  Webcast

  
  January 16, 2008

  Speakers:	Kellyanne Conway, Chief Executive Officer and President, the polling company
  	Geoffrey Garin, President, Peter D. Hart Research Associates
  	Douglas E. Schoen, Chairman Emeritus, Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, Inc.
  Presider:	Joseph A. Klein, Columnist, Time International

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Symposium on Evangelicals and U.S. Foreign Policy

  Webcast

  
  November 30, 2007

  Related Project: Religion and Foreign Policy Symposia Series

  Watch the archived video of Session 1.

  Watch the archived video of Session 2.

  Watch the archived video of Session 3.

  Watch the archived video highlights of Session 3.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  In Defense of Globalization

  Academic Conference Call

  
  November 29, 2007

  Speaker:	Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, In Defense of Globalization
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Jagdish N. Bhagwati, "Don't Cry for Free Trade," Council on Foreign Relations, October 15, 2007;
  2. Jagdish N. Bhagwati, "A Skewed Blame Game," India Today, July 30, 2007;
  3. Paul Krugman, "Divided Over Trade," New York Times, May 14, 2007;
  4. Alan S. Blinder, "Offshoring: The Next Industrial Revolution?" Foreign Affairs, March/April 2006;
  5. Paul A. Samuelson, "Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2004, Vol 18, No. 3.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: In Defense of Globalization (Audio)

   

  Pakistan: State of Emergency

  Academic Conference Call

  
  November 15, 2007

  Speaker:	Rajan Menon, Monroe J. Rathbone Professor of International Relations, Lehigh University
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Jayshree Bajoria, "Pakistan's Institutions and Civil Society," Backgrounder, CFR.org, November 7, 2007;
  2. Vali Nasr, "Musharraf Fears Democracy, Not Extremism," Christian Science Monitor, November 6, 2007;
  3. James S. Brady, Press Background Briefing on Pakistan and Turkey by a Senior Administration Official," Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, November 5, 2007;
  4. "Proclamation of Emergency Issued by General Pervez Musharraf," International Herald Tribune, published November 4, 2007;
  5. Rajan Menon, "Leave Pakistan Alone," Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2007;

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: Pakistan: State of Emergency (Audio)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  American Values and U.S. Foreign Policy

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 25, 2007

  Speaker:	Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Board Director, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Anne-Marie Slaughter, "Plugging the Democracy Gap," International Herald Tribune, July 31, 2007;
  2. Anne-Marie Slaughter, "Earning It," Foreign Policy (Web Exclusive), July 2007;
  3. Anne-Marie Slaughter, "Diplomacy," Harper's Magazine, June 2007.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  Audio: Academic Conference Call: American Values and U.S. Foreign Policy (Audio)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Africa: Beyond Humanitarianism

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 11, 2007

  Speakers:	Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Coeditor, Beyond Humanitarianism
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Princeton N. Lyman and Patricia Lee Dorff, eds., "Introduction," Beyond Humanitarianism: What You Need to Know About Africa and Why It Matters, (New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 2007);
  2. Princeton N. Lyman, "Prepared Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs," July 17, 2007;
  3. Lauren Ploch, Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa, CRS Report for Congress, Updated July 6, 2007;
  4. "2005 Was the Year for Africa, But We Missed the Point," More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach to Africa, Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored Independent Task Force, 2006.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: A Conversation with Robert S. Mueller III

  Webcast

  
  September 28, 2007

  Speaker:	Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  Presider:	David Westin, President, ABC News

  

   

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: A Conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Webcast

  
  September 27, 2007

  Speaker:	Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
  Presider:	Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC

  

  Transcript: A Conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
  Audio: A Conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Audio)
  Video: A Conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Video)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  China and the Environment

  Academic Conference Call

  
  September 27, 2007

  Speaker:	Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, "The Great Leap Backward?" Foreign Affairs, September/October 2007
  Presider:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Elizabeth C. Economy, "The Great Leap Backward?," Foreign Affairs, September/October 2007;
  2. "Choking on Growth" Article and Multimedia Series, New York Times, August, 2007;
  3. China's National Climate Change Programme, National Development and Reform Commission, People's Republic of China, June 4, 2007;
  4. Elizabeth C. Economy, "China vs. Earth," The Nation, May 7, 2007;
  5. Carin Zissis, "China's Environmental Crisis", CFR.org Backgrounder, February 9, 2007.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: A Conversation with Stephen Harper

  Webcast

  
  September 25, 2007

  Speaker:	Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada
  Presider:	Marie-Josée Kravis, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.

  

  Transcript: A Conversation with Stephen Harper [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
  Audio: A Conversation with Stephen Harper (Audio)
  Video: A Conversation with Stephen Harper (Video)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: A Conversation with Bernard Kouchner

  Webcast

  
  September 25, 2007

  Speaker:	Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, France
  Presider:	Felix G. Rohatyn, Senior Adviser to the Chairman, Lehman Brothers; Former U.S. Ambassador to France (1997-2000)

  

  Watch the archived video.  

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Political Development and the Military in the Middle East

  Academic Conference Call

  
  September 20, 2007

  Speaker:	Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. Steven A. Cook, "Why Did the Cairene Cross the Road?" Slate.com, July 17, 2007;
  2. Steven A. Cook, Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey, Chapters 1 and 6, (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007);
  3. Madeleine K. Albright, "A Realistic Idealism," Washington Post, May 8, 2006;
  4. F. Gregory Gause III, "Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?" Foreign Affairs, September/October 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Campaign 2008 Series with John Edwards

  Webcast

  
  May 23, 2007

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Symposium on Religious Conflict in Nigeria

  Webcast

  
  May 8, 2007

  Related Project: Religion and Foreign Policy Symposia Series

  Watch the archived video of Session 1.

  Watch the archived video of Session 2.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Is Male Circumcision the Key to Stopping the AIDS Epidemic?

  Webcast

  
  May 7, 2007

  Speakers:	Mark R. Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
  	Thomas R. Frieden, Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  Presider:	Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Oil Dependency and Energy Security

  Academic Conference Call

  
  April 26, 2007

  Speaker:	David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. "National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency," Independent Task Force Report No. 58, Council on Foreign Relations Press, October 2006.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere

  Webcast

  
  April 23, 2007

  Speaker:	Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
  Presider:	Ann M. Fudge, Former Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, Young & Rubicam, Inc.

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  India's Growing Economic Engagement with Africa

  Academic Conference Call

  
  April 12, 2007

  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. "Commentary: China and Africa," by Howard W. French, African Affairs, January 2007;
  2. "The Perils of Beijing's Africa Strategy," by Karen Monaghan and Elizabeth Economy, International Herald Tribune, November 2, 2006;
  3. "In Africa, India Sees Promise for Its Booming Businesses," by Rajesh Mahapatra, Mail & Guardian, October 16, 2006;
  4. "India's Africa Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: An Assessment," by Ruchita Beri, Strategic Analysis, April-June 2003.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Twenty-First Century Environmentalism: How Protecting Our Environment Will Create Economic Growth

  Webcast

  
  April 12, 2007

  Speaker:	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California
  Presider:	William F. Weld, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery; Former Governor, State of Massachusetts

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Is the Bird Flu Threat Still Real and Are We Prepared?

  Webcast

  
  April 12, 2007

  Speakers:	Bruce Gellin, Director, National Vaccine Program Office, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  	Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy; Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; Author, "Unprepared for a Pandemic" (Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007)
  Presider:	Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Iraq: Four Years of War

  Webcast

  
  April 11, 2007

  Speakers:	Ali Allawi, Former Minister of Finance, Defense, and Trade, Republic of Iraq; Author, The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
  	Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Council Special Report, After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq
  Presider:	Jane Arraf, Correspondent, NBC News; Former Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: American Universities in the Middle East: Agents of Change in the Arab World

  Webcast

  
  March 29, 2007

  Speakers:	David Arnold, President, American University in Cairo, Egypt
  	Joseph G. Jabbra, President, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
  	Winfred L. Thompson, Chancellor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  	John Waterbury, President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Homeland Security: The Edge of Disaster

  Academic Conference Call

  
  March 22, 2007

  Speaker:	Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  1. "Flynn: U.S. Not Prepared for the Next 'Big One,'" by Stephen E. Flynn, CNN.com, February 20, 2007;
  2. "Terror's Next Target?" by Stephen E. Flynn, U.S. News and World Report, February 19, 2007;
  3. "The Morning-After Problem," by Stephen E. Flynn, Journal of Commerce, January 2007.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Unprepared for a Pandemic

  Academic Conference Call

  
  March 8, 2007

  Speaker:	Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "Unprepared for a Pandemic," by Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007;
  2. "The Challenge of Global Health," by Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs , January/February 2007;
  3. "H5N1 Influenza- Continuing Evolution and Spread," by Robert G. Webster and Elena A. Govorkova, New England Journal of Medicine, November 23, 2006;
  4. "Preparing for the Next Pandemic," by Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Council on Foreign Relations Academic Workshop: Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy

  Special Event

  
  February 27, 2007

  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Luncheon: CFR and Foreign Affairs Resources for Educators

  12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

  Panel One: The Middle East

  1:45 to 3:15 p.m.

  Panel Two: Latin America

  3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

  Join Council fellows and academics from around the country for an afternoon of informative panels and discussion. This workshop will be in Chicago, Illinois, in conjunction with the International Studies Association 2007 Annual Conference.

  Registration is limited. For more information please email Educators@cfr.org or call 212-434-9737.

  Chicago, IL

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Latin America Update

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 22, 2007

  Speaker:	Shannon K. O'Neil, Adjunct Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "Bolivia on the Brink," by Eduardo A. Gamarra, Council Special Report No. 24, February 2007;
  2. "How New is Bachelet's Chile?" by Peter M. Siavelis, Current History, February 2007;
  3. "Challenges for a Post-Election Mexico: Issues for U.S. Policy," by Pamela K. Starr, Council Special Report No. 17, November 2006;
  4. "Living with Hugo: U.S. Policy Toward Hugo Chávez's Venezuela," by Richard Lapper, Council Special Report No. 20, November 2006;
  5. "Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations," by Mark P. Sullivan, Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, Updated October 12, 2006;
  6. "Latin America's Left Turn," by Jorge G. Castañeda, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2006.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: World Economic Update

  Webcast

  
  February 16, 2007

  Speakers:	Roger W. Ferguson Jr., Chairman and Executive Committee Member, Swiss Re America Holding Corporation
  	R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia Business School
  	Stephen S. Roach, Chief Economist and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
  Presider:	Daniel K. Tarullo, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

  Watch the archived video.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  The New Middle East

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 8, 2007

  Speaker:	Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "Prepared Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations," by Richard N. Haass, January 23, 2007;
  2. "Three-Quarters Mark," by Richard N. Haass, National Interest, Winter 2007;
  3. "The New Middle East," by Richard N. Haass, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2006;
  4. "America, Islam, and the 9-11 War," by Peter Warren Singer, Current History, December 2006.

  Listen to the archived audio.
  

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  The United Nations and the Prevention of Atrocities

  Academic Conference Call

  
  January 25, 2007

  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)

  Background Reading:

  1. Darfur and Beyond: What is Needed to Prevent Mass Atrocities, by Lee Feinstein, Council on Foreign Relations Special Report No. 22, January 2007;
  2. "Toward a Fundamental Reform: The Role of the United Nations in a Divided World," by Willem JM van Genugten, Harvard International Review, November 2, 2006;
  3. "Restoring the Vitality of the United Nations," a Council on Foreign Relations Meeting with Ban Ki-Moon and Warren M. Hoge (Presiding), May 31, 2006;
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  4. "UN-Divided," by Lee Feinstein, National Interest, Winter 2005/06;
  5. "2005 World Summit Outcome Document," United Nations General Assembly, September 15, 2005;
  6. "A Duty to Prevent," by Lee Feinstein and Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, January/February 2004.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

  Academic Conference Call

  
  December 1, 2006

  Speaker:	Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Materials:

  1. "Are We the Mongols of the Information Age?" by Max Boot, Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2006;
  2. "The Paradox of Military Technology," by Max Boot, New Atlantis, Fall 2006;
     
  3. "The Struggle to Transform the Military," by Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2005;
     
  4. "The Advent of Space Weapons," by Bruce M. DeBlois, Astropolitics, November 2003.

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  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: Ending Global Poverty

  Webcast

  
  November 16, 2006

  Speaker:	Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank; 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
  Chair:	Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

  On Thursday, November 16, go to CFR.org to log in to the live webcast.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Globalization and India

  Academic Conference Call

  
  November 9, 2006

  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "The India Model," by Gurcharan Das, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2006;
  2. "The Myth of the New India," by Pankaj Mishra, New York Times, July 6, 2006;
  3. "Apple Follows its Instincts Out of India," by Manjeet Kripalani and Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek, June 5, 2006;
  4. "India and the Global Economy: Vast Potential but also Difficult Challenges," by Beth Anne Wilson and Geoffrey N. Keim, Business Economics, January 2006;
  5. "America and India at a Turning Point," by Sumit Ganguly, Current History, March 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Webcast: A Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton

  Webcast

  
  October 31, 2006

  Speaker:	Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Senator, New York (D)
  Chair:	Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group

  On Tuesday, October 31, go to CFR.org to log in to the live webcast.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Asia Update

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 26, 2006

  Speaker:	Evans J.R. Revere, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1) "North Korea's Nuclear Threat: Now What?," by Ralph A. Cossa, PacNet No. 49, Pacific Forum CSIS, October 3, 2006;
  2) "Statement on North Korean Nuclear Test," The White House, October 3, 2006;
  3) "Japan After Koizumi: The Abe Opportunity," by Steven Vogel, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary, October 2006;
  4) "China's Search for Stability With America," by Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, September/October 2005;
  5) "North Korea: The War Game," Atlantic Monthly, July/August 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  
  

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  WEBCAST: Afghanistan Update

  Webcast

  
  October 25, 2006

  Speakers:	Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador to the United States, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  	Barnett R. Rubin, Director of Studies, Center on International Cooperation, New York University
  Presider:	James Traub, Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine

  On Wednesday, October 25, go to CFR.org to log in to the live webcast.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  U.S. Trade Strategy: Free Versus Fair

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 11, 2006

  Speaker:	Daniel W. Drezner, Associate Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "The Fruitful Lie," by Clive Crook, Atlantic Monthly, October 2006;
  2. U.S. Trade Policy: Free Versus Fair, by Daniel Drezner, September 2006;
  3. WTO Special Edition, Foreign Affairs, December 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  The Shia Revival

  Academic Conference Call

  
  September 28, 2006

  Speakers:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "Old blood feud drives the Mideast's new power play," by Vali Nasr, Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2006;
  2. "When the Shiites Rise," by Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2006;
  3. "Shiite Muslims in the Middle East," a CFR.org Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner, June 16, 2006;
  4. "A 'Shiite Crescent'? The Regional Impact of the Iraq War," by Juan Cole, Current History, January 2006.

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  France and Its Muslims

  Academic Conference Call

  
  September 14, 2006

  Speaker:	Stéphanie Giry, Senior Editor, Foreign Affairs
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "France and Its Muslims," by Stephanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, September/October, 2006;
  2. "France and its Muslims: Riots, Jihadism and Depoliticisation," by International Crisis Group, Europe Report Number 172, March 9, 2006;
  3. Europe's Response to Radical Islam, " by Olivier Roy, Current History, November 2005;
  4. "Europe's Angry Muslims," by Robert S. Leiken, Foreign Affairs, July/ August 2005.

  Listen to the archived audio.

  
  

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  Making New York Safer: A Symposium

  Webcast

  
  September 8, 2006

  Speakers:	Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Randolph Eddy, Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Executive Director, Center for Policing Terrorism
  Presider:	Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent, ABC News
  Speakers:	Kelly McKinney, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Preparedness, New York City Office of Emergency Management
  	Joseph W. Pfeifer, Chief, Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, New York City Fire Department
  	Isaac B. Weisfuse, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  Presider:	Linda J. Vester, Anchor, Fox News Channel; Independent Filmmaker
  Speakers:	Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	William G. Raisch, Executive Director, International Center for Enterprise Preparedness, New York University
  Presider:	Paula A. Zahn, Anchor, CNN

  • Session 1: The Terrorist Threat in New York
  • Session 2: Assessing New York's Emergency Preparedness
  • Session 3: What Individuals and Organizations Can Do

  On Friday, September 8, go to CFR.org to log in to the live webcast.

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  Friendly Fire: Losing Friends and Making Enemies in the Anti-American Century

  Academic Conference Call

  
  April 20, 2006

  Speaker:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  Background Reading:

  1. "The New Middle Ages," by John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, May/June; 2006
  2. "Continental Drift," by Julia E. Sweig, International Herald Tribune, January 21, 2006
  3. "U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative: American Character Gets Mixed Reviews," Trends 2005, by the Pew Global Attitudes Project for the Pew Research Center, June 23, 2005
     

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  American University Town Hall

  General Meeting

  
  April 13, 2006

  Speakers:	Louis W. Goodman, Dean & Professor, School of International Service, American University
  	Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00-1:00 p.m.

  Washington, DC

   

  America’s Opportunity to Alter History’s Course

  Academic Conference Call

  
  March 31, 2006

  Speaker:	Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  Background Reading:

  1. 
     "The National Security Strategy of the United States of America," The White House, March 2006;
  2. "The Case for Integration," by Richard N. Haass, The National Interest, Fall 2005;
  3. "Regime Change and Its Limits," by Richard N. Haass, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005;
  4. "US/UK Joint Statement on Multilateralism: Effective Multilateralism to Build a Better World," Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair, November 20, 2003.

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  Thicker Than Oil: America’s Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia

  Academic Conference Call

  
  March 3, 2006

  Speaker:	Rachel Bronson, Senior Fellow and Director for Middle East and Gulf Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. "Rethinking Religion: The Legacy of the U.S.-Saudi Relationship," by Rachel Bronson, The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2005;
  2. "Saudi System is the Problem," by Rachel Bronson and Isobel Coleman, Dallas Morning News, May 7, 2005;
  3. "The U.S.-Saudi Love Affair Predates Bush," by Rachel Bronson, Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2004.

  Listen to the archived audio

  This meeting is on the record.

   

  More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic Approach Toward Africa: Report of an Independent Task Force

  General Meeting

  
  March 2, 2006

  Speakers:	Princeton N. Lyman, Task Force Project Director; Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Richard Anthony Joseph, Task Force Member; John Evans Professor of Political Science and Director of the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University
  	Jeanne Maddox Toungara, Associate Professor, Department of History, Howard University

  CFR-Howard University Event

  3:00-4:30 p.m.

  Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
  Howard University
  2218 Sixth Street, NW
  Washington, DC

   

  Iraqi Politics and the Insurgency

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 16, 2006

  Speaker:	Jane Arraf, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

   

  Russian-American Relations

  Academic Conference Call

  
  February 3, 2006

  Speakers:	Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. “Moscow’s Empty Red Square,” by John Edwards and Jack Kemp, New York Times, December 7, 2005;
  2. “Russia and the West: A Dangerous Drift,” by Michael McFaul, Current History, October 2005;
  3. “Putin’s Decline and America’s Response,by Anders Åslund, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Policy Brief, Number 41, August 2005;
  4. “Rejecting Russia?,” by Nikolas K. Gvosdev and Dimitri K. Simes, The National Interest, Summer 2005.

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  Seeking Security in an Insecure World

  Academic Conference Call

  
  January 17, 2006

  Speaker:	Dan Caldwell, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine University
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility:, report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, United Nations, 2004;
  2. Mapping the Global Future:Report of the National Intelligence Council’'s 2020 Project, National Intelligence Council, December 2004.

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  The Wars and Public Opinion

  Academic Conference Call

  
  November 17, 2005

  Speaker:	John Mueller, Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Mershon Center; Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Background Reading:

  1. “The Iraq Syndrome,” by John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2005;
  2. “Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index,” by Public Agenda, 2005; (Free registration required.)
  3. “A False Sense of Insecurity?,” by John Mueller, Regulation, Fall 2004.

  Listen to the archived audio

   

  Conference on the Global Threat of Pandemic Influenza

  General Meeting

  
  November 16, 2005

  Please join us on for a special live webcast of a day-long conference to focus on the global threat of pandemic influenza. Conference panels will address the status and scale of the current H5N1 threat, the role of the scientific and health community, the U.S. government, the international community, and the private sector in curtailing or containing a pandemic, and the impact of an outbreak on the global economy.

  Details on the conference can be found here (PDF).
  Further readings for the conference can be found here.

  Watch the webcast

   

  Iraq and the Middle East

  General Meeting

  
  November 9, 2005

  Speakers:	Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  	Max Boot, Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Award-winning Author and Former Editorial Features Editor, The Wall Street Journal
  	Ben Fred-Mensah, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Howard University
  	Lorenzo Morris, Chair, Political Science Department, Howard University
  Presider:	Carla A. Robbins, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

  Listen to the archived audio

  CFR-Howard University Event

   

  America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy

  Academic Conference Call

  
  November 4, 2005

  Speaker:	James M. Lindsay, Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

   

  American Grand Strategy Series: American Power -- Its Uses and Consequences

  General Meeting

  
  October 26, 2005

  Speakers:	Robert W. Merry, President and Publisher, Congressional Quarterly, Inc.; Author, Sands of Empire: Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition
  	Nancy E. Soderberg, Vice President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group-New York; Author, The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might
  	Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Author, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy
  Presider:	Paul Kennedy, Director, International Security Studies and Dilworth Professor of History, Yale University

  5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
  6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting

  *This meeting will be on the record.

  Watch the webcast

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  Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 20, 2005

  Listen to the archived audio

  Background Materials:

  1. “Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?” by F. Gregory Gause III, Foreign Affairs, September/October 2005;
  2. “Democracy and Human Rights Issue Brief,” by cfr.org, Council on Foreign Relations, June 2005;
  3. “Promoting Democracy and Fighting Terror,” by Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, January/February 2003.

   

  Nuclear Nonproliferation and Legitimacy

  Academic Conference Call

  
  October 7, 2005

  Speaker:	Charles D. Ferguson, Fellow, Science & Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Listen to the archived audio

  Background Materials:

  1. “First, Secure the Highly Enriched Uranium,” by Charles D. Ferguson, International Herald Tribune, September 23, 2004;
  2. “The Four Faces of Nuclear Terror and the Need for a Prioritized Response,” William C. Potter, Charles D. Ferguson, and Leonard S. Spector, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2004;
  3. “Panel Discussion: Nuclear Terror Threats,” by Charles D. Ferguson, Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference, Washington, DC, November 15, 2002.

   

  HIV and National Security

  Academic Conference Call

  
  September 22, 2005

  Speaker:	Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
  Chair:	Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

  Listen to the archived audio

  Background Materials:
  HIV and National Security: Where Are the Links? by Laurie Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations Report, July 18, 2005.

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