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Council on Foreign Relations

A chance to go inside Council on Foreign Relations events. Listen to world leaders and foreign policy experts discuss and debate the most pressing issues in international affairs.

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A Conversation With President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of Somaliland

In this episode, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi discusses Somaliland’s bid for international recognition and the regional security l...

51:48Oct 2, 2026

Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados on the Challenges Facing Climate-Vulnerable and Developing Countries

In this episode, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados discusses the challenges facing climate-vulnerable and developing countries, includi...

47:41Sep 25, 2026

On Africa Policy With Tony Elumelu

In this episode, leading African investor and philanthropist Tony Elumelu discusses the continent’s evolving role in the global economy, inc...

60:24Sep 24, 2026

On France’s UN Security Council Presidency Priorities

In this episode, Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont discusses France’s priorities as it assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council. Host: Ja...

64:16Sep 18, 2026

Eyewitness to History: Reflections on September 11

Title: Eyewitness to History: Reflections on September 11 In this episode, senior leaders across various sectors reflect on their firsthand...

58:39Sep 11, 2026

On Financing the “Missing Middle” to Scale Energy Breakthroughs

In this episode, panelists from CFR’s Climate Realism Initiative discuss Financing the Missing Middle, a collection of policies and strategi...

60:24Sep 4, 2026

On the Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street Crash

In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses lessons from the 1929 Wall Street crash, followed by a panel discussion on the present-day ris...

58:18Aug 28, 2026

On AI Policy: Global Stakes, Local Governance

In this episode, Margaret Woolley Busse discusses the regulatory environment for artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, with par...

59:50Aug 21, 2026

On Pope Leo XIV and Human Dignity in the Age of AI

In this episode, Kim Daniels, Michael Baggot, Erin D. Dumbacher, and Brian Green discuss Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligenc...

57:10Aug 14, 2026

Yechiel Leiter on the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon Agreement

In this episode, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter discusses the recent trilateral framework agreement among the United...

63:06Aug 7, 2026

On the State of U.S.-Cuba Relations

In this episode, panelists discuss the impact of U.S. sanctions, the potential for U.S. military action, and the ongoing energy crisis in Cu...

60:23Jul 31, 2026

On the Hormuz Crisis and the Global Energy Landscape

In this episode, Fatih Birol examines how the Hormuz crisis is reshaping the global energy landscape and explores how countries may increasi...

59:31Jul 24, 2026

A Conversation With Lindsey Graham

This episode revisits a 2011 CFR event featuring U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away at age 71. Host: Jonathan Karl, Chief Washingt...

58:03Jul 17, 2026

On the Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy

In this episode, panelists discuss the best and worst decisions in U.S. foreign policy as a part of the CFR Young Professionals Briefing Ser...

52:04Jul 10, 2026

On the Gulf After the Iran War

In this episode, panelists discuss the growing economic and security threats facing Persian Gulf countries and the future of U.S. engagement...

60:12Jul 3, 2026

From the Archives: Alan Greenspan on the U.S. Economy in 2015

This episode revisits a 2015 CFR event featuring former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who passed away at age 100. Host: Steve Liesma...

58:42Jun 26, 2026

On AI, Quantum, and the Future of American Science

In this episode, Under Secretary Gil discusses the Genesis Mission, and what the federal government’s bet on AI and quantum computing for sc...

61:32Jun 19, 2026

On U.S. Democracy, Belonging, and Power

In this episode, panelists discuss what American democracy has and hasn't delivered on equality, access, and opportunity, and whether that i...

56:48Jun 12, 2026

On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects

On this episode, panelists provide an update on the geoeconomic consequences of the Iran war and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, includi...

58:37Jun 5, 2026

On U.S. Trade Policy with Jamieson Greer

In this episode, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer discusses recent developments in the administration’s global economic t...

76:09May 29, 2026