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• On American Energy Strategy Post-Hormuz

  23-10-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, panelists explore the uncertain status of U.S. security assurances for the free flow of oil, the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, and the ramifications of both for U.S. and global energy security.
   
  Host: Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy and Climate Program, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guests: Edward L. Morse, Senior Advisor, Hartree Partners, LP; CFR Member
   
  Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and D
  
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• International Criminal Court Wins E.U.’s Top Human Rights Prize

  22-10-2026 15:36 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The win is a show of support for the International Criminal Court as the Trump administration moves to thwart its work.
  
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• On Combating Human Trafficking

  16-10-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, panelists discuss cross-sector efforts to combat human trafficking.
   
  Host: Rachel B. Vogelstein, Associate Professor of Professional Practice; Director, Women’s Initiative, Institute of Global Politics, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
   
  Guests: Diana S. Gerson, Associate Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis
   
  Shadi Kourosh, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School; CFR Member
   
  Mary Graw Le
  
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• Caracas Is Eerily Safe After Deadly Police Raids in Venezuela Killed Thousands

  16-10-2026 11:00 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Crime plunged after police raids killed thousands. Venezuela is now withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as it investigates this blood-soaked campaign.
  
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• Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Sanctions on 2 Groups Aiding the I.C.C.

  14-10-2026 10:03 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The ruling prevents the administration from penalizing two rights groups for working to provide information for the International Criminal Court’s war crimes investigations.
  
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• Trump Says He Should Have Won ‘8 Nobel Peace Prizes’ After Being Snubbed

  10-10-2026 22:11 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The president took to social media on Friday and Saturday to criticize the choice of Navi Pillay and disparage the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
  
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• George and Amal Clooney Host Star-Studded Albies Gala in London

  10-10-2026 07:46 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The couple hosted their foundation’s annual awards gala in London, drawing a crowd that included Emma Thompson, Donatella Versace and more.
  
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• Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

  09-10-2026 19:28 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.
  
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• Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions

  09-10-2026 17:23 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  U.S. officials announced new punishments aimed at the court, just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize Choice Amounts to Implicit Rebuke of Trump

  09-10-2026 16:46 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the international legal order and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay, served as a judge.
  
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• A Conversation With President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana

  09-10-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, President John Dramani Mahama discusses Ghana’s development priorities, the country’s role as a regional leader in West Africa, and the future of U.S.-Ghana relations.
   
  Host: Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies and Director of the Council of Councils, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana
   
  Guest: John Mahama, President, Republic of Ghana
   
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• A Conversation With Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway and President Alexander Stubb of Finland

  06-10-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway and President Alexander Stubb of Finland discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, Arctic and European security, shifting geopolitics, and strategic investments in foreign aid. 
   
  Host: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN; Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guest: Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Norway
   
  Alexander Stubb, President, Republic of Finland
  
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• A Conversation With President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of Somaliland

  02-10-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi discusses Somaliland’s bid for international recognition and the regional security landscape.
   
  Host: Ebenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guest: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President, Republic of Somaliland
   
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• Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados on the Challenges Facing Climate-Vulnerable and Developing Countries

  25-09-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados discusses the challenges facing climate-vulnerable and developing countries, including efforts to reform the international financial architecture, expand access to development finance, and advance a more resilient and equitable global economy.
   
  Host: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2021–25); Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guest: Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minis
  
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• About 100 Are Arrested in Protests Against Netanyahu

  25-09-2026 01:20 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Large groups gathered in Midtown Manhattan to demonstrate as the Israeli prime minister spoke to the General Assembly.
  
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• Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech

  24-09-2026 23:09 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister.
  
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• Netanyahu Lashes Out at Foes in U.N. Speech, Including Mamdani

  24-09-2026 22:45 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel lashed out at a litany of enemies but took particular verbal aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
  
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• Netanyahu Attacks Mamdani in Heated U.N. Speech

  24-09-2026 21:31 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. Mr. Mamdani said Mr. Netanyahu was repeating “baseless lies.”
  
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• On Africa Policy With Tony Elumelu

  24-09-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, leading African investor and philanthropist Tony Elumelu discusses the continent’s evolving role in the global economy, including entrepreneurship as a catalyst for development, private sector-led growth, energy security, and the evolving U.S.-Africa partnership.
   
  Host: Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guests: Tony O. Elumelu, African Investor and Philanthropist; Founder and Chairman of Heirs Holdings; Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundatio
  
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• At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label

  23-09-2026 11:02 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the United Nations should scrub the World War II-era designation from its Charter. China and Russia have used the term recently to attack Japan.
  
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• Netanyahu Falsely Accuses Mamdani of Supporting Hamas After Mayor’s CNN Interview

  22-09-2026 19:16 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The Israeli prime minister falsely accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after CNN interview clips showed Mr. Mamdani again calling Mr. Netanyahu a war criminal.
  
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• On France’s UN Security Council Presidency Priorities

  18-09-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont discusses France’s priorities as it assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council.
   
  Host: Jane Hartley, Chair, Board of Directors, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2022–25) and to France and Monaco (2014–17); CFR Member
   
  Guest: Jérôme Bonnafont, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission
  
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• Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table

  12-09-2026 11:15 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
  
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• Eyewitness to History: Reflections on September 11

  11-09-2026 21:15 via On the Record
  
  
  Title: Eyewitness to History: Reflections on September 11
   
  In this episode, senior leaders across various sectors reflect on their firsthand experiences of the September 11 attacks and the global war on terrorism that followed.
  Host: Juju Chang, Coanchor, Nightline, ABC News; CFR Member
   
  Guests: Jane Harman, Former U.S. Representative (D-CA), Former Ranking Member, House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security (1993–2011); Chair, 2024 Commission on the Nati
  
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• On Financing the “Missing Middle” to Scale Energy Breakthroughs

  04-09-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, panelists from CFR’s Climate Realism Initiative discuss Financing the Missing Middle, a collection of policies and strategies to help bridge the gap in private funding that inhibits energy innovation in the United States. This “missing middle” slows or blocks technologies that could help the energy system become more secure, affordable, and sustainable, and weakens U.S. firms relative to Chinese and other international competitors.
   
  Host: Vijay Vaitheeswa
  
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• On the Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street Crash

  28-08-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses lessons from the 1929 Wall Street crash, followed by a panel discussion on the present-day risk of a bubble, and how policymakers should respond.
   
  Host: Gillian Tett, Columnist and Member of the Editorial Board, Financial Times; Head, King’s College, University of Cambridge; CFR Member
   
  Introductory Remarks:  Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guests: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Founder, DealBook, and Column
  
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• Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

  27-08-2026 14:44 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.
  
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• On AI Policy: Global Stakes, Local Governance

  21-08-2026 13:01 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Margaret Woolley Busse discusses the regulatory environment for artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, with particular focus on its implications at the state and local level. She is joined by Adam Segal, who assesses the global AI race and why these dynamics matter for U.S. national security and strategic competition with China.
   
  Host: Irina A. Faskianos, vice president for the National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
   
  Guests: Margaret
  
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• Japan’s U.S. Ties Could Not Save a Top Judge From Trump’s I.C.C. Sanctions

  20-08-2026 23:22 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Japan had tried to dissuade the U.S. from imposing sanctions on Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, but the White House pressed ahead.
  
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• Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

  19-08-2026 22:50 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The U.S. approach to the court has always been complicated. Now, it’s openly hostile.
  
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• On Pope Leo XIV and Human Dignity in the Age of AI

  14-08-2026 13:01 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Kim Daniels, Michael Baggot, Erin D. Dumbacher, and Brian Green discuss Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence and human dignity.
   
  Host: Kim Daniels, Director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University
   
  Guests: Michael Baggot, Associate Professor of Bioethics, Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum; Adjunct Professor of Theology, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas-Angelicum
   
  Erin D. Dumbacher, Sta
  
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• Yechiel Leiter on the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon Agreement

  07-08-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter discusses the recent trilateral framework agreement among the United States, Israel, and Lebanon, as well as the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship amid the Iran war.
   
  Host: Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
   
  Guests: Yechiel Leiter, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Israel, Washington, DC
   
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• On the State of U.S.-Cuba Relations

  31-07-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, panelists discuss the impact of U.S. sanctions, the potential for U.S. military action, and the ongoing energy crisis in Cuba.
   
  Host: Kezia McKeague, Managing Director, McLarty Associates; CFR Member
   
  Guests: Ricardo Herrero, Executive Director, Cuba Study Group; CFR Member
   
  Maria Werlau, Cofounder and Executive Director, Free Society Project/Cuba Archive
   
  Jorge R. Piñón, Energy Institute Senior Research Collaborator, University of Texas at
  
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• Graham and Netanyahu Worked Together to Denounce International Criminal Court

  28-07-2026 22:08 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Senator Lindsey Graham helped to coordinate a group of lawmakers to rebuke the I.C.C., which was investigating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
  
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• Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time

  28-07-2026 20:28 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  What if Mamdani actually wanted to be a bridge builder between Israelis and Palestinians, a role for which he has the unique capacity and talent?
  
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• Putin Saw a Gap in Which He Could Act With Impunity. Let’s Close the Gap.

  28-07-2026 08:43 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Justice may proceed slowly, and cautiously, but it does proceed.
  
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• Karim Khan Is Ousted as I.C.C. Chief Prosecutor Over Sexual Misconduct

  24-07-2026 22:18 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court, which prosecutes some of the world’s most serious crimes, has been in limbo for years over the allegations against Karim A. A. Khan, its top prosecutor.
  
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• On the Hormuz Crisis and the Global Energy Landscape

  24-07-2026 11:00 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, Fatih Birol examines how the Hormuz crisis is reshaping the global energy landscape and explores how countries may increasingly favor domestic energy sources that reduce reliance on fuel imports. 
   
  Host: Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program
   
  Guests: Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
   
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• Mamdani Knew He Couldn’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Could Denounce Him.

  23-07-2026 01:42 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  In a video message, the mayor of New York City said he could not legally arrest Israel’s prime minister but reinforced his position as a voice of the international left.
  
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• The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza

  22-07-2026 15:48 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
  
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• Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him

  22-07-2026 04:53 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged the U.S. to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, which New York itself cannot do.
  
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• Mamdani Says Netanyahu Is a ‘War Criminal’ but New York Can’t Arrest Him

  22-07-2026 03:48 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a video address, challenged the U.S. government to execute an international arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.
  
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• Trump Says Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in the U.S.

  21-07-2026 00:06 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, told The New York Times, he was looking into whether he could arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he comes to New York for the U.N. General Assembly.
  
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• Israel’s Ambassador to U.N. Lashes Out at Mamdani Over Netanyahu Arrest Threats

  20-07-2026 20:39 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  The “threat is empty,” the ambassador, Danny Danon, said in an address to the U.N. General Assembly.
  
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• Mamdani Says He May Still Order Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Arrest in NYC

  18-07-2026 23:33 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in an interview with The New York Times that he was in “an active conversation” with New York City’s Law Department on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader.
  
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• Zohran Mamdani: ‘Netanyahu Belongs in the Hague’

  18-07-2026 11:02 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  On “The Interview,” Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, answered questions about how he would handle a visit from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel.
  
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• Karim Khan’s Accuser Breaks Silence on Alleged Sexual Misconduct at I.C.C.

  17-07-2026 22:51 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, has denied the accusations. He faces a vote next week that will determine whether he keeps his job.
  
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• From the Archives: A Conversation With Lindsey Graham

  17-07-2026 13:01 via On the Record
  
  
  This episode revisits a 2011 CFR event featuring U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away at age 71.
   
  Host: Jonathan Karl, Chief Washington Correspondent, ABC News
   
  Guests: Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
   
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• Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court

  13-07-2026 21:33 via NYT > International Criminal Court
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
  
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• On the Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy

  10-07-2026 13:01 via On the Record
  
  
  In this episode, panelists discuss the best and worst decisions in U.S. foreign policy as a part of the CFR Young Professionals Briefing Series.
   
  Host: Kelebogile Zvobgo, Mansfield Associate Professor of Government and Director, International Justice Lab, College of William and Mary; CFR Term Member
   
  Guests: Kathryn E. David, Historian, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State; CFR Term Member
   
  James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S.
  
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