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• On Financing the “Missing Middle” to Scale Energy Breakthroughs

  04-09-2026 11:00 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 nytimes.com
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 nytimes.com
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 nytimes.com
  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 cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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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• Internal File Finds I.C.C. Prosecutor Engaged in Sexual Harassment

  08-07-2026 19:08 via nytimes.com
  The confidential report will be considered by International Criminal Court members as they vote on whether to remove the top official.
  
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• On the Gulf After the Iran War

  03-07-2026 13:01 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  In this episode, panelists discuss the growing economic and security threats facing Persian Gulf countries and the future of U.S. engagement in the region.
   
  Host: Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; CFR Member
   
  Guests: Joseph L. Votel, Distinguished Chair, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point; Former Commander, U.S. Central Command (2016–2019); CFR Member
   
  Robert Mogielnicki, Nonresident Fellow, Arab Gulf State
  
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• From the Archives: Alan Greenspan on the U.S. Economy in 2015

  26-06-2026 13:00 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  This episode revisits a 2015 CFR event featuring former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who passed away at age 100.Host: Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC 
   
  Guests: Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
   
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  To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on o
  
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• ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions

  24-06-2026 20:59 via nytimes.com
  Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, and two colleagues are suing the administration, saying the sanctions were a form of retaliation.
  
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