On the Record

Politics

A curated selection of thought-provoking events from the Council on Foreign Relations, featuring expert panels, keynote conversations, and global policy discussions.

Episodes

On Financing the “Missing Middle” to Scale Energy Breakthroughs

On the Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street Crash

On AI Policy: Global Stakes, Local Governance

On Pope Leo XIV and Human Dignity in the Age of AI

Yechiel Leiter on the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon Agreement

On the State of U.S.-Cuba Relations

On the Hormuz Crisis and the Global Energy Landscape

A Conversation With Lindsey Graham

On the Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy

On the Gulf After the Iran War

From the Archives: Alan Greenspan on the U.S. Economy in 2015

On AI, Quantum, and the Future of American Science

On U.S. Democracy, Belonging, and Power

On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects

On U.S. Trade Policy with Jamieson Greer

On the Future of American Power

On the Iran War’s Economic Impact in Asia

On Europe’s Response to the Iran War

On U.S. Policy Options in War with Iran

Rafael M. Grossi on Nuclear Challenges and the Future of the United Nations