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    On AI, Quantum, and the Future of American Science

    19/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    In this episode, Under Secretary Gil discusses the Genesis Mission, and what the federal government’s bet on AI and quantum computing for scientific discovery means for American competitiveness and global collaboration.

     

    Host: Nicholas F. Beim, Partner, Venrock; Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations

     

    Guests: Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

     

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    To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: AI, Quantum, and the Future of American Science: A Conversation With Darío Gil
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    On U.S. Democracy, Belonging, and Power

    12/06/2026 | 56 mins.
    In this episode, panelists discuss what American democracy has and hasn't delivered on equality, access, and opportunity, and whether that internal reckoning is now inseparable from the country's standing and credibility as a world leader.

     

    Host: Meena Bose, Executive Dean, Public Policy and Public Service Programs and Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, Hofstra University; CFR Member 

     

    Guests: Jamelle Bouie, Opinion Columnist, New York Times 

     

    Jane Kamensky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello; Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History Emerita, Harvard University 

     

    Elizabeth Rule, Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, American University; Author, Indigenous DC: Native Peoples and the Nation's Capital

     

    Introductory Remarks: Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations; CFR Member 

     

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    To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: America at 250: Democracy, Belonging, and Power
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    On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects

    05/06/2026 | 58 mins.
    On this episode, panelists provide an update on the geoeconomic consequences of the Iran war and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, including disruptions to oil, gas, and other commodity markets, and the longer-term implications for the petrodollar system and the energy transition.

     

    Host: Edward Fishman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations

     

    Speakers: Daniel H. Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global; CFR Member

     

    Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets; CFR Member

     

    Mallika Sachdeva, Managing Director, Head of FX Thematics, Deutsche Bank Research

     

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    To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: How the Iran War is Remaking the Global Economy
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    On U.S. Trade Policy with Jamieson Greer

    29/05/2026 | 1h 16 mins.
    In this episode, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer discusses recent developments in the administration’s global economic trade strategy.

     

    Host: Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations, Former U.S. Trade Representative (2013-17)

     

    Guest: Jamieson Greer, Ambassador, U.S. Trade Representative 

     

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    To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: A Conversation With Jamieson Greer
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    On the Future of American Power

    22/05/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    In this moment of renewed debate over the United States’ role in the world, CFR launches the Future of American Strategy Initiative, a multiyear effort to develop a strategic vision for U.S. foreign policy and answer a defining question: Where does America go from here?

     

    Led by Senior Fellow Rebecca Lissner, a leading U.S. foreign policy practitioner and scholar, the Future of American Strategy Initiative will bring together perspectives across ideological lines to develop new thinking on U.S. foreign policy.

     

    In this episode, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee discuss the defense priorities, investments, and strategic choices that will define American power in the decade ahead.

     

    Host: Dasha Burns, White House Bureau Chief and Host, The Conversation, Politico; Host, Ceasefire, C-SPAN

     

    Guests: Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Senator from Michigan (D); Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; Member, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

     

    Tim Sheehy, U.S. Senator from Montana (R), Member, Senate Armed Services Committee

     

    Introductory Remarks: Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations; CFR Member

     

    Rebecca Lissner, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of the Future of American Strategy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations

     

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    To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: Europe’s Response to the Iran War
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