Experts discuss the findings and recommendations of the CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan including nation building techniques, possible withdrawal strategies, and how to combat corruption, in addition to discussing the Obama administration's most recent Afghan strategy review.

Experts analyze global fiscal and monetary policies after the implementation of the new U.S. federal regulations and Basel III accords.

This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Clark Hoyt and Mark Whitaker discuss the changing nature of journalistic responsibility in an era of new media, including the shifting parameters for sourcing and reporting, and the subsequent implications for national security and foreign policy.

This meeting was inspired by the work of NPR journalist Daniel Schorr.

Former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice reflects on her time in the Bush administration and issues faced after 9/11, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She also discusses the damaging effects of WikiLeaks and the geopolitical challenges of Iran and North Korea.

CFR's James F. Hoge Jr. discusses with students "the world ahead"--the theme of the November/December 2010 special issue of Foreign Affairs , as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

Learn more about CFR's Academic Initiative .

Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, speaks about the four major components shaping the current World Energy Outlook: oil, natural gas, China, and climate change.

CFR's President Richard N. Haass and Chatham House's Director Robin Niblett discuss the evolution of both organizations since their founding in the 1920's and the current state of international affairs.

Read the meeting transcript on Chatham House's website.

Newsweek editor-at-large, Evan W. Thomas III discusses?U.S. military?history and the various reasons that former presidents have gone to war.

This meeting is part of a series hosted with the National History Center featuring prominent historians who will examine the events and times that shaped foreign policy as we know it today.

CFR's Steven A. Cook discusses the effects of election rigging, and forces used by the Muslim Brotherhood, on the November 2010 Parliamentary Elections, as well as the result of this election on the upcoming Presidential election in September.

J.W. Marriott Jr. shares his views on how the U.S. economy and global leadership can rebound; the prospects for growth in China, India, and Brazil; the need for immigration reform to maintain U.S. global competitiveness; and his own experiences and lessons learned from building a global hotel and property management company.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker Series .