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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• On AI, Quantum, and the Future of American Science

  19-06-2026 13:00 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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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• On U.S. Democracy, Belonging, and Power

  12-06-2026 13:00 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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 Me
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Karim Khan Suspended Over Sexual Harassment Claims

  09-06-2026 02:12 via nytimes.com
  Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, faced an accusation of sexual harassment.
  
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• On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects

  05-06-2026 13:00 via cfrontherecord.podbean.com
  
  
  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
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• Artists Threaten to Sue Venice Biennale for Including Them in Awards

  03-06-2026 14:05 via nytimes.com
  The artists want their names removed from a public vote to decide the best artist and pavilion, awards that are usually decided by a jury of experts.
  
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• Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria

  01-06-2026 22:26 via nytimes.com
  The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.
  
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