Speaker: Fatih Birol, Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency
Presider: David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations; Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University; Professor, Stanford Law School
Christine Lagarde, Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Employment, France
Presider: Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Speaker: Olivier Roy, Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research
Presider: Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Benazir Bhutto, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Short Description: Benazir Bhutto, 4 months before her assassination, spoke at CFR about terrorism, foreign aid, democratic reforms, and the military situation in Pakistan.
Two leading economists discuss market turmoil, the falling dollar, and the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Speakers: Martin S. Feldstein, President, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Allan H. Meltzer, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Presider: David R. Malpass, Chief Economist, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
The divisive immigration debate in the 2008 presidential race is explored by a panel of experts in this third in a series of public meeting sponsored by CFR.org, the Economist, and NYU's Stern School of Business. The panelists explore the positions of different candidates and contrast them with what they see as both likely and viable policies.
Speaker: R. Nicholas Burns, Undersecretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Seymour Sternberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, New York Life Insurance Company
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reflects on the lessons of the past eight years and answers questions about the future of U.S. foreign policy at the CFR International Affairs Fellows Fortieth Anniversary Conference.
Barry McCaffrey, a retired U.S. army general and adjunct professor of international affairs at West Point, discusses past failings and future options for success in Iraq five years after the war began.
A preview of our newest Crisis Guide on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The guide is an in-depth, multimedia look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geopolitical repercussions. Guide Link: www.cfr.org/crisisgu ide_mideast
Three experts discuss whether Russia's increasingly muscular foreign policy could strain tensions with the United States and Europe and spawn a new Cold War.
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3 Retirement Myths - US News and World Report The conventional wisdom about retirement may be worth re-examining, say two financial-planning mavericks. In their recently published Spend 'til the End: the Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard (Today and When You Retire) , Laurence ...
How Should Retirees Plan For Their Kids? - Insurance News Net Copyright 2008 Gannett Company, Inc.All Rights Reserved USA TODAY July 25, 2008 Friday FIRST EDITION SECTION: MONEY; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 1534 words HEADLINE: How should retirees plan for their kids?; Want some advice? BYLINE: Christine Dugas Have ...
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