CFR Presents Series Events Series Explainers Podcasts Quizzes Conference Calls Independent Task Force Program CFR’s recurring meeting series invite leaders to discuss the important foreign policy issues of our time. Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture Distinguished speakers address pressing issues in the broad field of human rights and humanitarian concerns at this annual CFR event. Play The Reality of Modern Slavery April 24, 2018 Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture This series focuses on the relationship between business and government in the making of foreign policy, and ways for government to make better use of business in solving foreign policy problems. Play A Conversation With Disney CEO Robert A. Iger April 13, 2018 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics The world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. Play Lessons for the Future: A History of Capitalism in America September 28, 2018 CEO Speaker Series A unique forum for leading global CEOs to share their insights on issues at the center of commerce and foreign policy, and to discuss the changing role of business globally. Play A Conversation With Inge Thulin May 12, 2017 CFR Arthur Ross Book Award The annual Arthur Ross Book Award recognizes nonfiction books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations. 2012 Arthur Ross Book Award: George F. Kennan: An American Life January 23, 2013 CFR Fellows' Book Launch This series highlights new books by CFR fellows, with a discussion with the author, cocktail reception, and book signing. Play Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways August 13, 2018 College and University Educators Workshop This workshop series features expert briefings on global issues and discussion groups on best practices for teaching international affairs. Play Political Disruptions: Combating Disinformation and Fake News May 2, 2018 Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa Policy This lecture series is designed to bring Africa policy issues to greater prominence in the United States. Play A Conversation With Mokgweetsi Masisi August 30, 2018 David A. Morse Lecture An annual meeting series with expert speakers invited to focus on human rights, international organizations and labor, conflict resolution, and relations with Asia. Play David A. Morse Lecture: The Future of Work - A Conversation With Guy Ryder August 29, 2017 David Rockefeller Lecture This lecture is awarded annually to a distinguished African from either the governmental or non-governmental sector. Play A Conversation with Cyril Ramaphosa September 12, 2018 Emerging Technology Explore the science behind innovative new technologies and the effects they will have on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and the global economy in this series. Play Driverless Cars and the Future of Transportation March 31, 2017 Foreign Affairs Issue Launch The Foreign Affairs Issue Launch series brings together authors, Council members, and friends of the magazine for timely, in-depth discussions on significant global issues. Play Foreign Affairs September/October Issue Launch: World War Web: The Fight For the Internet's Future September 10, 2018 HBO History Makers This series focused attention on the contributions made by a prominent individual at a critical juncture in U.S. foreign policy, or at noteworthy moments in recent history. HBO History Makers Series with Ted Koppel October 25, 2013 John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture This lecture series features individuals who represent critical new thinking in international affairs and foreign policy. Play John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture With John Kerry September 18, 2018 Kenneth A. Moskow Memorial Lecture This annual meeting at CFR brings together leaders of the intelligence community and promotes discussion on critical issues in counterterrorism. Play Lisa O. Monaco on Homeland Security and Counterterrorism March 4, 2016 Lessons From History This meeting series, endowed by David M. Rubenstein, uses historical analysis as a critical tool for understanding modern foreign policy challenges by hearing from practitioners, experts and historians. Play Presidential Leadership September 27, 2018 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture This annual lecture series on science and technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. Cybersecurity Threats: How Vulnerable Is the United States? June 15, 2017 McKinsey Executive Roundtable This quarterly meetings series brought together major U.S. and foreign policymakers, business leaders, and independent commentators to discuss current issues in international economics. McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: Sovereign Debt Restructuring in Europe: Lessons from Latin America May 3, 2011 Paul C. Warnke Lecture This lecture series on international security supports the belief that U.S. power brings with it a special responsibility in world affairs. Play Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security With Wendy R. Sherman August 14, 2018 Power Profile In the Power Profile series, speakers discuss the leadership style, psychology, personality, and policies of well-known leaders from around the world. Play Who Is Bashar al-Assad? March 25, 2016 Privacy and Data in the Age of Surveillance This symposium convenes policymakers and other opinion leaders for an analysis of online privacy, with a focus on the United States, the U.S.-European Union relationship, and big data. A Conversation With Penny Pritzker November 8, 2016 Religion and Foreign Policy Series This program provides a forum to deepen the understanding of issues at the nexus of religion and U.S. foreign policy. Divinely Divided: How Christianity and Islam Coexist in Nigeria June 26, 2018 Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop This annual workshop brings together congregational and lay leaders, scholars of religion, and representatives of faith-based organizations for conversations on pressing global concerns. Play Faith, Poverty, and Action May 22, 2018 Robert B. Menschel Economics Symposium This endowed annual symposium generates critical thinking about the consequences of herd mentality behavior in global economics. Play Behavioral Economics in the Age of Big Data January 19, 2018 Russell C. Leffingwell Lecture This lecture is given by a distinguished foreign official, who is invited to address Council members on a topic of major international significance. Play A Conversation With Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, and Jim Carr September 20, 2018 Sorensen Lecture This lecture series offers a special occasion for the United Nations' most distinguished and experienced leaders to speak to the Council on Foreign Relations membership. Play A Conversation With Jeffrey Feltman November 14, 2017 Stephen C. Freidheim Symposium This symposium on global economics addresses the broad spectrum of issues affecting Wall Street and international economics. Play Emerging Markets: The World’s Star Pupils August 29, 2018 The President's Inbox Series This series examines the major issues confronting the U.S. administration in the foreign policy arena. Play The Iran Nuclear Deal: The Future of the JCPOA February 22, 2017 Voices of the Next Generation This series seeks to bring CFR members together with fresh, young voices in the nation's foreign policy discourse. Play Fostering a Government of 'Open Innovation' May 1, 2015 What to Do About... Made possible through the generous support of Home Box Office, this series highlights a specific issue and features experts who put forward competing analyses and policy prescriptions. Play Northern Syria: The United States, Turkey, and the Kurds May 21, 2018 World Economic Update Highlighting the quarter’s most important emerging economic trends, these discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy. Play World Economic Update August 13, 2018 Up